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A remarkable contribution. It has changed my opinion of H. P. Lovecraft for the better. And the truth is, not being a fan of this particular genre, I probably never would have bothered buying a printed version! I am looking forward to reading the other three volumes (Essays, Poetry, Juvenilia).
As to checking Lovecraft's original spelling as discussed above, my impression is that none of this material was ever published in book form during the author's lifetime... just cheap magazines, so that even if you managed to get a hold of copies of any of those... the spelling would probably just reflect the editor's personal choice (or his secretary's) and what his readers would have expected... not very reliable... For authenticity's sake I suppose you would need access to the author's manuscripts—either typed or handwritten...?
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