Those few ill-informed individuals who continue to speak of Lovecraft the "eccentric recluse" must come to terms with the fact -- made manifest in the memoirs included in this volume -- that he was one of the most beloved, even revered, men of his generation. Those who refer to Lovecraft as eccentric or snobbish or neurotic or pathological must find it highly awkward to note that almost none of his close friends -- or even passing acquaintances -- has written of him in any terms except those of praise, admiration, respect, and affection. The items in this book have been gathered because few of them have been reprinted since their original publication, and each contains some nugget of information or some illuminating insight or reflexion not found else,here. Contains 18 pieces by the following authors: Kenneth Sterling, Samuel Loveman, Fritz Leiber, John Wilstach, Stuart M. Boland, Muriel E. Eddy, James F. Morton, Edward H. Cole, E. A. Edkins, August Derleth, Rheinhart Kleiner, Hyman Bradofsky, Maurice W. Moe, E. Hoffmann Price, F. Lee Baldwin, and George Julian Houtain.