"The Outsider" is a short story by American horror writer H. P. Lovecraft. Written between March and August 1921, it was first published in Weird Tales, April 1926. In this work, a mysterious individual who has been living alone in a castle for as long as he can remember decides to break free in search of human contact and light. "The Outsider" is one of Lovecraft's most commonly reprinted works and is also one of the most popular stories ever to be published in Weird Tales. "The Outsider" combines horror, fantasy, and gothic fiction to create a nightmarish story, containing themes of loneliness, the abhuman, and the afterlife. Its epigraph is from John Keats' 1819 poem "The Eve of St. Agnes".
The Outsider (The Work of H. P. Lovecraft, Episode 25)
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audiobookThe Quest of Iranon (The Work of H. P. Lovecraft, Episode 23)
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audiobookThe Nameless City (The Work of H. P. Lovecraft, Episode 22)
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audiobookEx Oblivione (The Work of H. P. Lovecraft, Episode 21)
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audiobookThe Picture in the House (The Work of H. P. Lovecraft, Episode 20)
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audiobookNyarlathotep (The Work of H. P. Lovecraft, Episode 19)
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audiobookFrom Beyond (The Work of H. P. Lovecraft, Episode 18)
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audiobookCelephaïs (The Work of H. P. Lovecraft, Episode 17)
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audiobookThe Street (The Work of H. P. Lovecraft, Episode 16)
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audiobookFacts Concerning the Late Arthur Jermyn and His Family (The Work of H. P. Lovecraft, Episode 15)
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audiobookThe Temple (The Work of H. P. Lovecraft, Episode 14)
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The Tomb (The Work of H. P. Lovecraft, Episode 1)
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audiobookDagon (The Work of H. P. Lovecraft, Episode 2)
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audiobookPolaris (The Work of H. P. Lovecraft, Episode 3)
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audiobookBeyond the Wall of Sleep (The Work of H. P. Lovecraft, Episode 4)
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audiobookMemory (The Work of H. P. Lovecraft, Episode 5)
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audiobookOld Bugs (The Work of H. P. Lovecraft, Episode 6)
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audiobookThe Transition of Juan Romero (The Work of H. P. Lovecraft, Episode 7)
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audiobookThe White Ship (The Work of H. P. Lovecraft, Episode 8)
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audiobookThe Doom That Came to Sarnath (The Work of H. P. Lovecraft, Episode 9)
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audiobookThe Statement of Randolph Carter (The Work of H. P. Lovecraft, Episode 10)
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audiobookThe Terrible Old Man (The Work of H. P. Lovecraft, Episode 11)
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audiobookThe Tree (The Work of H. P. Lovecraft, Episode 12)
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