The Silver Key

Summary

The Silver Key is a literary work^[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (213 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• The Silver Key authored H. P. Lovecraft^[3].
• The Silver Key's instance of is recorded as literary work^[4].
• The Silver Key was published by Weird Tales^[5].
• The Silver Key's genre is horror literature^[6].
• The Silver Key's genre is science fiction^[7].
• The Silver Key's genre is weird fiction^[8].
• The Silver Key followed The Unnamable^[9].
• The Silver Key was followed by The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath^[10].
• The Silver Key's part of the series is recorded as Dream Cycle^[11].
• The Silver Key's Commons category is recorded as The Silver Key^[12].
• The Silver Key's language of work or name is recorded as English^[13].
• The Silver Key's country of origin is recorded as United States^[14].
• 1926 marks the founding of The Silver Key^[15].
• The Silver Key was published on 1929^[16].
• The Silver Key's characters is recorded as Randolph Carter^[17].
• The Silver Key's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Silver Key'}^[18].
• The Silver Key's first line is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'When Randolph Carter was thirty he lost the key of the gate of dreams.'}^[19].
• The Silver Key's last line is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Certainly, I look forward impatiently to the sight of that great silver key, for in its cryptical arabesques there may stand symbolised all the aims and mysteries of a blindly impersonal cosmos.'}^[20].
• The Silver Key's form of creative work is recorded as short story^[21].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Silver Key authored H. P. Lovecraft^[3]. It was published by Weird Tales^[5].

Publication

The Silver Key was released on 1929^[16]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English^[13]. Genres include horror literature^[6], science fiction^[7], and weird fiction^[8]. Its part of the series is recorded as Dream Cycle^[11].

Subject and Themes

The Silver Key's part of the series is recorded as Dream Cycle^[11].

Adaptations and Inspiration

The Silver Key followed The Unnamable^[9]. It was followed by The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath^[10].

Why It Matters

The Silver Key ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (213 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[22]