The Descendant

Summary

The Descendant is a literary work^[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (58 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• The Descendant authored H. P. Lovecraft^[3].
• The Descendant's instance of is recorded as literary work^[4].
• The Descendant's genre is horror literature^[5].
• The Descendant's Commons category is recorded as The Descendant^[6].
• The Descendant's language of work or name is recorded as English^[7].
• The Descendant's country of origin is recorded as United States^[8].
• 1927 marks the founding of The Descendant^[9].
• The Descendant was released on 1938^[10].
• The Descendant's narrative location is recorded as London^[11].
• The Descendant's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Descendant'}^[12].
• The Descendant's first line is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'In London there is a man who screams when the church bells ring.'}^[13].
• The Descendant's last line is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Perhaps he held within his own half-explored brain that cryptic link which would awaken him to elder and future lives in forgotten dimensions; which would bind him to the stars, and to the infinities and eternities beyond them.'}^[14].
• The Descendant's form of creative work is recorded as short story^[15].

Product Details

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• Release type: Prose^[16]

• MusicBrainz ID: c5760207-4875-4ff5-9663-ed0dcea7f31a^[17]

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Descendant authored H. P. Lovecraft^[3].

Publication

The Descendant was released on 1938^[10]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English^[7]. Its genre is horror literature^[5].

Why It Matters

The Descendant ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (58 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[18]