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The Picture in the House

short story by H. P. Lovecraft
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The Picture in the House

Summary

The Picture in the House is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (151 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Picture in the House authored H. P. Lovecraft[3].
  • The Picture in the House's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • The Picture in the House's genre is horror literature[5].
  • The Picture in the House's language of work or name is recorded as English[6].
  • The Picture in the House's country of origin is recorded as United States[7].
  • The Picture in the House was released on 1920[8].
  • The Picture in the House's published in is recorded as Weird Tales, vol. 3, no. 1[9].
  • The Picture in the House's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Picture in the House'}[10].
  • The Picture in the House's first line is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Searchers after horror haunt strange, far places. For them are the catacombs of Ptolemais, and the carven mausolea of the nightmare countries.'}[11].
  • The Picture in the House's last line is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'A moment later came the titanic thunderbolt of thunderbolts; blasting that accursed house of unutterable secrets and bringing the oblivion which alone saved my mind.'}[12].
  • The Picture in the House's copyright status is recorded as public domain[13].
  • The Picture in the House's copyright status is recorded as public domain[14].
  • The Picture in the House's form of creative work is recorded as short story[15].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Prose[16]

  • MusicBrainz ID: f8b44819-3bb5-44aa-a307-f6a68ec6dbdf[17]

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Picture in the House authored H. P. Lovecraft[3].

Publication

The Picture in the House was published on 1920[8]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[6]. Its genre is horror literature[5].

Why It Matters

The Picture in the House ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (151 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18]

Related Entities

H. P. Lovecraft literary work public domain United States

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.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [16] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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