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Lovecraft was also an [[Anglophile]], and despite being from New England his writings often use British spellings.
Lovecraft was also an [[Anglophile]], and despite being from New England his writings often use British spellings.
Like many members of the [[Progressive Movement]], Lovecraft openly held racist [[Eugenicist]] beliefs in addition to believing that the inhabitants of the world were stratified in terms of cultural development. He perceived that white western culture, particularly that of the Anglo-Saxon nations was superior to that of other cultures. Lovecraft also expressed disdain for 'racial inbreeding' as well as for lower class economic migrants in America. <ref>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=fzSrmR1PRO0C&pg=PA103&dq=lovecraft+racism&hl=en&ei=H4DtS6eQFZ6XONvBmbAI&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CCwQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=lovecraft%20racism&f=false Books.google.co.uk]</ref> This was reflected in some of his stories, as he depicted 'degenerate' racial hybrids as worshipers of monstrous false gods such as Cthulhu.
Like many members of the [[Progressive Movement]], Lovecraft openly held racist [[Eugenicist]] beliefs in addition to believing that the inhabitants of the world were stratified in terms of cultural development. He perceived that white western culture, particularly that of the Anglo-Saxon nations was superior to that of other cultures. Lovecraft also expressed disdain for 'racial inbreeding' as well as for lower class economic migrants in America.<ref>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=fzSrmR1PRO0C&pg=PA103&dq=lovecraft+racism&hl=en&ei=H4DtS6eQFZ6XONvBmbAI&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CCwQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=lovecraft%20racism&f=false Books.google.co.uk]</ref> This was reflected in some of his stories, as he depicted 'degenerate' racial hybrids as worshipers of monstrous false gods such as Cthulhu.
Lovecraft was a close friend of author [[Robert Howard]] creator of [[Conan The Barbarian]], and the two corresponded regularly.<ref>http://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/sources/mf.asp</ref>
Lovecraft was a close friend of author [[Robert Howard]] creator of [[Conan The Barbarian]], and the two corresponded regularly.<ref>http://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/sources/mf.asp</ref>
*''At the Mountains of Madness''
*''At the Mountains of Madness''
== Also See ==
== See also ==
* [[Eugenics]]
* [[Eugenics]]
* [[Cthulhu]]
* [[Cthulhu]]