The Hound

Summary

The Hound is a literary work^[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (59 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• The Hound authored H. P. Lovecraft^[3].
• The Hound's instance of is recorded as literary work^[4].
• The Hound's genre is science fiction^[5].
• The Hound's genre is horror literature^[6].
• The Hound's genre is weird fiction^[7].
• The Hound's part of the series is recorded as Dream Cycle^[8].
• The Hound's Commons category is recorded as The Hound^[9].
• The Hound's language of work or name is recorded as English^[10].
• The Hound's country of origin is recorded as United States^[11].
• The Hound was released on February 1924^[12].
• The Hound's has edition or translation is recorded as The Hound^[13].
• The Hound's published in is recorded as Weird Tales^[14].
• The Hound's published in is recorded as The Outsider^[15].
• The Hound's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Hound'}^[16].
• The Hound's first line is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'In my tortured ears there sounds unceasingly a nightmare whirring and flapping, and a faint, distant baying as of some gigantic hound.'}^[17].
• The Hound's last line is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Now, as the baying of that dead, fleshless monstrosity grows louder and louder, and the stealthy whirring and flapping of those accursed web-wings circles closer and closer, I shall seek with my revolver the oblivion which is my only refuge from the unnamed and unnamable.'}^[18].
• The Hound's public domain date is recorded as January 1, 2020^[19].
• The Hound's copyright status is recorded as public domain^[20].
• The Hound's copyright status is recorded as public domain^[21].
• The Hound's form of creative work is recorded as short story^[22].

Body

Authorship and Creation

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

Publication

The Hound was published on February 1924^[12]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English^[10]. Genres include science fiction^[5], horror literature^[6], and weird fiction^[7]. Its part of the series is recorded as Dream Cycle^[8].

Subject and Themes

The Hound's part of the series is recorded as Dream Cycle^[8].

Why It Matters

The Hound ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (59 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[23] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[24]