The Doom that Came to Sarnath

1920 short story by H. P. Lovecraft
VisualArtwork literary_work Q4179566
The Doom that Came to Sarnath
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The Doom that Came to Sarnath

Summary

The Doom that Came to Sarnath is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (207 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Doom that Came to Sarnath authored H. P. Lovecraft[3].
  • The Doom that Came to Sarnath's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • The Doom that Came to Sarnath's genre is horror literature[5].
  • The Doom that Came to Sarnath's part of the series is recorded as Dream Cycle[6].
  • The Doom that Came to Sarnath's Commons category is recorded as The Doom that Came to Sarnath[7].
  • The Doom that Came to Sarnath's language of work or name is recorded as English[8].
  • The Doom that Came to Sarnath's country of origin is recorded as United States[9].
  • The Doom that Came to Sarnath was published on 1920[10].
  • The Doom that Came to Sarnath's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Doom that Came to Sarnath'}[11].
  • The Doom that Came to Sarnath's first line is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'There is in the land of Mnar a vast still lake that is fed by no stream, and out of which no stream flows.'}[12].
  • The Doom that Came to Sarnath's last line is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'That idol, enshrined in the high temple at Ilarnek, was subsequently worshipped beneath the gibbous moon throughout the land of Mnar.'}[13].
  • The Doom that Came to Sarnath's copyright status is recorded as public domain[14].
  • The Doom that Came to Sarnath's copyright status is recorded as public domain[15].
  • The Doom that Came to Sarnath's form of creative work is recorded as short story[16].

Product Details

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  • Release type: Prose[17]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 1263aed2-037b-4f23-835f-73c7a5c7044a[18]

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Doom that Came to Sarnath authored H. P. Lovecraft[3].

Publication

The Doom that Came to Sarnath was released on 1920[10]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[8]. Its genre is horror literature[5]. Its part of the series is recorded as Dream Cycle[6].

Subject and Themes

The Doom that Came to Sarnath's part of the series is recorded as Dream Cycle[6].

Why It Matters

The Doom that Came to Sarnath ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (207 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [17] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [18] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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