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"The Shunned House" by H.

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Author
H. P. Lovecraft
Form
novel
Catalog year
1924

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*** START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK 31469 *** The Shunned House By H. P. LOVECRAFT _A posthumous story of immense power, written by a master of weird fiction--a tale of a revolting horror in the cellar of an old house in New England_ Howard Phillips Lovecraft died last March, at the height of his career. Though only forty-six years of age, he had built up an international reputation by the artistry and impeccable literary craftsmanship of his weird tales; …

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  3. Choose one unfamiliar word. Guess its meaning from the surrounding words, then check a dictionary or discuss it with a reading partner.
  4. Return to your original question. Explain what the passage answered and what you still need to read to find out.

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