At the Mountains of Madness
At the Mountains of Madness is a 1968 horror and classic fantasy story collection by H.P. Lovecraft and Enrique Breccia. The story is set in Antarctica. Readers will find themes of fossils, scientific expeditions, stone carving and collection and preservation.
Open Library readers give it an average of 3.7 out of 5 from 46 ratings, and 215 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 20 editions. On Project Gutenberg it was downloaded 23,727 times in the last 30 days.
At about 189 pages, most readers finish it in 3–4 hours. It is in the public domain, so you can read it free on Project Gutenberg or listen to the 4 h 30 min LibriVox audiobook.
About At the Mountains of Madness
Introduction by China MievilleLong acknowledged as a master of nightmarish visions, H. P. Lovecraft established the genuineness and dignity of his own pioneering fiction in 1931 with his quintessential work of supernatural horror, At the Mountains of Madness. The deliberately told and increasingly chilling recollection of an Antarctic expedition's uncanny discoveries--and their encounter with untold menace in the ruins of a lost civilization--is a milestone of macabre literature. This exclusive new edition, presents Lovecraft's masterpiece in fully restored form, and includes his acclaimed scholarly essay "Supernatural Horror in Literature." This is essential reading for every devotee of classic terror.From the Trade Paperback edition.
Free audiobook
At the Mountains of Madness — LibriVox recording, 4 h 30 min in 12 sections.
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Opening line
“I am forced into speech because men of science have refused to follow my advice without knowing why.”
Quick answers
Who wrote At the Mountains of Madness?
At the Mountains of Madness was written by H.P. Lovecraft and Enrique Breccia and first published in 1968.
What genre is At the Mountains of Madness?
It is usually shelved as Horror and Classic Fantasy.
How long is At the Mountains of Madness?
The median edition has 189 pages, about 3–4 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.
Is At the Mountains of Madness free to read?
Yes. It is in the public domain in the United States and can be read free on Project Gutenberg in EPUB, Kindle and HTML formats.
Is there a free audiobook of At the Mountains of Madness?
Yes — LibriVox volunteers recorded it; the recording runs 4 h 30 min.
What books are similar to At the Mountains of Madness?
Readers who like it often enjoy The Works of Edgar Allan Poe in Five Volumes, The Fall of the House of Usher and La Pell Freda.
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