The Outsider

Summary

The Outsider is a literary work^[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (452 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• The Outsider authored H. P. Lovecraft^[3].
• The Outsider's instance of is recorded as literary work^[4].
• The Outsider's genre is horror literature^[5].
• The Outsider's genre is Gothic literature^[6].
• The Outsider's genre is weird fiction^[7].
• The Outsider's part of the series is recorded as Dream Cycle^[8].
• The Outsider's Commons category is recorded as The Outsider^[9].
• The Outsider's language of work or name is recorded as English^[10].
• The Outsider's country of origin is recorded as United States^[11].
• The Outsider was published on 1926^[12].
• The Outsider's published in is recorded as The Outsider^[13].
• The Outsider's published in is recorded as Spine Chillers: An Anthology of Mystery and Horror^[14].
• The Outsider's published in is recorded as Famous Monster Stories^[15].
• The Outsider's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Outsider'}^[16].
• The Outsider's first line is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Unhappy is he to whom the memories of childhood bring only fear and sadness. Wretched is he who looks back upon lone hours in vast and dismal chambers with brown hangings and maddening rows of antique books, or upon awed watches in twilight groves of grotesque, gigantic, and vine-encumbered trees that silently wave twisted branches far aloft.'}^[17].
• The Outsider's last line is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'For although nepenthe has calmed me, I know always that I am an outsider; a stranger in this century and among those who are still men. This I have known ever since I stretched out my fingers to the abomination within that great gilded frame; stretched out my fingers and touched a cold and unyielding surface of polished glass.'}^[18].
• The Outsider's public domain date is recorded as January 1, 2022^[19].
• The Outsider's copyright status is recorded as public domain^[20].
• The Outsider's copyright status is recorded as public domain^[21].
• The Outsider's form of creative work is recorded as short story^[22].

Product Details

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• Release type: Prose^[23]

• MusicBrainz ID: 67587748-a516-4874-8ed0-ffe533a1a76c^[24]

Body

Authorship and Creation

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

Publication

The Outsider was released on 1926^[12]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English^[10]. Genres include horror literature^[5], Gothic literature^[6], and weird fiction^[7]. Its part of the series is recorded as Dream Cycle^[8].

Subject and Themes

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

Why It Matters

The Outsider ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (452 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[25] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[26]