Errata for the B&N volume

[Ningauble]

The Festival
262.21: in their heads it] in their hearts it
264.5: in that town of] in that aged town of
264.7: afraid long, of the] afraid long, for the
264.18: I did to like] I did not like
265.31: half-paved square spot nearly] half-paved square swept nearly
*266.30: the things the night] the things that the night

 

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Under the Pyramids
*270.18: told and will continue] told and shall continue
*270.22: hitherto guarded secret pertains] hitherto guarded subject pertains
*270.26: the authorities in Cairo,] the authorities at Cairo,
270.28: my own imagination] my own fantastic imagination
*271.5: magical performer away from] magical performer apart from
273.25: and secured and excellent] and secured an excellent
*273.32: extinct capital of Memphis,] extinct capital Memphis,
*275.30-31: speed in their performance] speed in the performance
*275.36: crowned citadel and background] crowned citadel background
288.26: there stood faindy forth] there stood faintly forth
*291.14: have been dream] have been a dream [There is no “a” in the AH text, but there is one in The Thing on the Doorstep and Other Weird Tales, and in the old, uncorrected text.]

 

[Ningauble]

There will most likely be no further posts from me here for a while, since I'm starting on "The Shunned House" (which is fairly long) now and soon will take the holidays off for some R&R.

 

[Ningauble]

Some corrections below:

Under the Pyramids
270.18: told and will continue] told and shall continue
270.22: hitherto guarded secret pertains] hitherto guarded subject pertains
270.26: the authorities in Cairo,] the authorities at Cairo,
270.28: my own imagination] my own fantastic imagination
*271.5: magical performer away from] magical performer apart from
273.25: and secured and excellent] and secured an excellent
*273.32: extinct capital of Memphis,] extinct capital Memphis,
*275.30-31: speed in their performance] speed in the performance
*275.36: crowned citadel and background] crowned citadel background
288.26: there stood faindy forth] there stood faintly forth
*291.14: have been dream] have been a dream [There is no “a” in the AH text, but there is one in The Thing on the Doorstep and Other Weird Tales, and in the old, uncorrected text.]

The first page of Lovecraft's original manuscript is reproduced at

L. W. Currey, Inc.: "UNDER THE PYRAMIDS" [novelette]. AUTOGRAPH MANUSCRIPT SIGNED (AMsS). 34 pages, handwritten on the rectos of 34 sheets of white 8 1/2 x 11-inch paper with typed and handwritten business and personal letters on the rectos. Undated,

(I have no idea whether that came through clearly -- go to L. W. Currey - Leading Specialist in Popular and Sensation Fiction and search for "Under the Pyramids"). This confirms some of the readings and eliminates the asterisks.

 

[GOLLUM]

You seem to be thorough Sir, I'm impressed....

A question if I may...Will/do you submit these errors/issues to publisher(s) or just keep notes in general for your own reference purposes?

 

[Ningauble]

You seem to be thorough Sir, I'm impressed....

thank you very much!

A question if I may...Will/do you submit these errors/issues to publisher(s) or just keep notes in general for your own reference purposes?

I am in touch with both S. T. Joshi and Stefan Dziemianowicz -- the editor at Barnes & Noble responsible for their Essential Writers series -- and I've been told that there is an excellent chance for a second printing (the Lovecraft volume being one of their greatest hits of late) and that my corrections will be included.
I just hope that they won't reprint the volume right away, because so far I've done only about 1/4 of the book!

 

[GOLLUM]

Well it's good that people like yourself help to keep these publishing houses honest.

Must be nice having contact with a scholar like Joshi..

 

[rkukan]

Thank you so much for providing these errata, Ningauble. You're doing a wonderfully thorough job!

I have to say I was fairly shocked by the number of errors in the B&N text, and I've hesitated to recommend it to neophyte Lovecraftians for that reason. It's good to hear there will be a corrected second edition.

 

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The Shunned House
293.13: seen only sheer ascent] seen only a sheer ascent
293.36: The fact is,] The general fact is,
297.28: woman from the part] woman from that part
298.32: toward quitting and closing] toward quitting it and closing
299.27: account decide to let] account decided to let
303.18: which my wide reading] which my wider reading
305.15: sense childishly superstitions, but] sense childishly superstitious, but
308.7: it was the variety] it was this variety
309.5: of his vial processes.] of his vital processes.
311.19: me as the modern] me asmodern

 

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The Horror at Red Hook
314.27: at the nxt crossing.] at the next crossing.
316.1: ages mix the venom] ages mix their venom
316.34: hill from wharves] hill from the wharves
318.23: Flatbush when the village] Flatbush when that village
320.23: land of Yezidis,] land of the Yezidis,
325.2: As proof the doctor] As proof, the doctor
325.14: me or by body] me or my body
327.38: beard and unkept white] beard and unkempt white
328.8-9: and silent stutterer in darkness] and silent strutter in darkness
328.14: in this or any world.] in this or in any world.
328.21: of night, though who] of night, thou who
330.18-19: turned over the Federal] turned over to the Federal
*331.20-23: [Should be printed as a block quote.]

 

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He
334.7: hollow, through not] hollow, though not
336.32: it. You, sir, are] it. You, Sir, are
337.11: firm, was the quality of] firm, was of the quality of
*338.11: kettle-drums, and the clatter] kettle-drums, the clatter
338.26: and at the last the cautious,] and at last the cautious,
*339.32-33: liberated for an instant] liberated for the instant

[Please note that there are certain archaisms in the speech of the old magician.]

 

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In the Vault
341.36: costly “laying out” apparel] costly “laying-out” apparel
342.21: tenement to his permanent rest.] tenement to its permanent rest.
*346.10: my ankles!” “let] my ankles!”, “let
*346.10-11: “let go!” or “shut] “let go!”, or “shut
346.20: every last detail] every least detail
346.21: top coffin in the pile;] top coffin of the pile;
347.16: but if I ever saw] but if ever I saw

 

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Cool Air
348.8-9: Weird Tales ejected the story,] Weird Tales rejected the story,
348.26: different evils, ut after] different evils, but after
349.2: being mostly Spaniard a] being mostly Spaniards a
349.13: ees too seek for] ees too seeck for
349.19: boy Esteban, he] boy Esteban he
350.29: me in finely] me in a finely
351.38: a fondness of exotic] a fondness for exotic
352.8: of outré, and morbid] of outré and morbid
352.14: especially for he purpose.] especially for the purpose.
352.33: that I transmit after] that I transmit them after
354.26: end,” ran the noisome] end,” ran that noisome

 

[GOLLUM]

I must say I'm amazed at how many errors have sliped thorugh from a so-called professional publishing house. I'm a technical writer/editor/documentor in I.T. and I would have got the sack if my work was this riddled with erorrs LOL!

 

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The Call of Cthulhu
355.15: perhaps, in the shapes] perhaps, inshapes
357.26: alluded to outr, mental] alluded to outré mental
358.13: are older then brooding] are older than brooding
358.23: fancy would transmute] fancy could transmute
360.21: The subject, a wisely known] The subject, a widely known
362.36: of even the remotest] of even their remotest
363.35: [No indentation of this line.]
364.4-5: as might be expected] as might be least expected
367.19-20: were wrong, they could] were wrong, They could
*368.19-20: [Not italicised.]
*371.21-28: [Not italicised.]
373.32: cult and their mastery] cult and their mastery
375.30: measureless aeons beyond history] measureless aeons behind history
376.12: dreams. He has said] dreams. He had said
379.8: abyss, or the] abyss, or else the

 

[Ningauble]

I must say I'm amazed at how many errors have sliped thorugh from a so-called professional publishing house. I'm a technical writer/editor/documentor in I.T. and I would have got the sack if my work was this riddled with erorrs LOL!

Well, many of these errors aren't new to this edition, but rather examples of encrustation -- an error appears in one edition, and gets carried over into the next because the next is proofed against the first. Some of these little b*ggers I first noticed in The Annotated Lovecraft waaaaaay back.

Then again, proofing is at an all-time low as publishers try to cut corners. I've read a couple of articles to that effect here in Sweden.

 

[GOLLUM]

Well, many of these errors aren't new to this edition, but rather examples of encrustation -- an error appears in one edition, and gets carried over into the next because the next is proofed against the first. Some of these little b*ggers I first noticed in The Annotated Lovecraft waaaaaay back.

Then again, proofing is at an all-time low as publishers try to cut corners. I've read a couple of articles to that effect here in Sweden.

Well that's sad to hear I must say although not surprising, we have similar albeit somewhat rarer issues in my profession. Still, I for one appreciate the effort you're putting in.

Have a nice New Year...

 

[Ningauble]

Pickman's Model
*380.4: where Copps Hill] where Copp’s Hill [this is the form used by HPL himself.]
383.16: down—you should see] down—you could see
384.39: the ones he wouldn’t paint] the ones he couldn’t paint
385.29: By God, I verily believe] By God, man, I verily believe
*387.3: the picture was “Holmes,] the picture was, “Holmes,
389.9: was like a heavy wood] was likeheavy wood
*389.19: witch-den and seacoast. But] witch-den and sea-coast. But [In The Dunwich Horror and Others the word occurs at a line break, but in “Celephaïs”, “The Nameless City” and “The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath” it is hyphenated, so that might be Lovecraft’s preferred usage.]
390.1: that monster. The last] that monster. That last

 

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The Silver Key
392.5: and measurable, the told] and measurable, they told
393.20: lore and that old ways] lore and the old ways
395.1: New England, had experiences] New England, and had experiences
397.19: again, he revelled with] again, he recalled with

 

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The Strange High House in the Mist
402.2: hearsay, for the forbidden] hearsay, for that forbidden
403.4: Kingsporter’s fear not the summer] Kingsporter’s fear nor the summer
403.10: little Kingsport like their] little Kingsport liked their
403.39-404.1: then crawl seriously up] then crawl perilously up
404.36: and into the low room] and into that low room
405.5: The bearded host] That bearded host
407.8: hang black an fantastic] hang black and fantastic
407.21: their eyes, an a will] their eyes, and a will

The next update will be a while, because "The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath" is quite demanding because of its length.