Posted by ChloeH
Jan 22, 2009 10:07 am

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• Thanks for the suggestion!

  Jan 22, 2009 1:05 pm
  by MaggieH (admin)

• Considering Lovecraft's final surviving works were penned in 1936, it is quite possible that -- barring changes in international copyright law that I'm unaware of -- the entire body of his fictional creations are now in the public domain, regardless of what August Derleth's estate or Arkham House Publishers might claim.
  
  H. P. Lovecraft would be a tremendously welcome addition to Daily Lit, provided his short stories are chosen carefully amongst his best. To repeat the words of Stephen King, Lovecraft was "the Twentieth Century's greatest practitioner of the classic horror tale".

  May 15, 2009 3:29 pm
  by christe

• Sounds like Lovecraft is a popular request. Which of his works would you most like to see on DailyLit?

  May 16, 2009 10:26 pm
  by MaggieH (admin)

• This was a forum topic a couple of years ago. The stories became public domain at the start of last year in many countries but there is still controversy about the copyright status in the United States (where I believe this site is based) regardless of the claims of Arkham or Derleth.
  
  Any works published before 1923 are in the public domain though.
  
  However, most of his stories are available to read here which is Australian and therefore not liable to the same copyright laws as this site:
  
  http://www.gutenberg.net.au/ebooks06/0600031h.html

  May 18, 2009 10:10 am
  by cresswga

• Thanks for the post
  
  John
  www.donjoaoresortgoa.com

  May 23, 2009 7:00 am
  by donjoaoresort