| Author |
Lovecraft, H. P. (Howard Phillips), 1890-1937 |
| Illustrator |
Ferman, Harry, 1906-1973 |
| Title |
Cool air
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| Original Publication |
New York, NY: Weird Tales, 1939.
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| Note |
Reading ease score: 61.1 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
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| Note |
Wikipedia page on this work: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cool_Air
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| Credits |
Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
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| Summary |
"Cool Air" by H. P. Lovecraft is a short story written in the early 20th century. This chilling tale explores themes of dark science and the grotesque lengths to which a doctor goes in his pursuit of artificial refrigeration and the preservation of life. Lovecraft, a master of horror, crafts a narrative that juxtaposes mundane settings with profound dread, inviting readers into a world where the boundaries of life and death blur. The story follows the unnamed narrator, who settles into a rooming house in New York City and forms an unusual bond with his reclusive neighbor, Doctor Muñoz. As the doctor becomes increasingly obsessed with maintaining a frigid environment, the narrator witnesses his decline and the peculiar practices he adopts in order to stave off death. The tension escalates when a malfunction in Muñoz’s refrigeration system causes a horrifying revelation: the doctor's past experiments with life and death have led him to a terrifying conclusion about his own existence. Ultimately, the story culminates in a shocking and grotesque revelation about Muñoz's claimed death years prior, forcing readers to confront the chilling implications of his arcane knowledge and practices. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Language |
English |
| LoC Class |
PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
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| Subject |
Short stories
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| Subject |
New York (N.Y.) -- Fiction
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| Subject |
Horror tales
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| Subject |
Physicians -- Fiction
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| Subject |
Male friendship -- Fiction
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| Subject |
Boardinghouses -- Fiction
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| Subject |
Sick -- Fiction
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| Category |
Text |
| EBook-No. |
73177 |
| Release Date |
Mar 16, 2024 |
| Copyright Status |
Public domain in the USA. |
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