# Short Fiction — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for Short Fiction by H. P. Lovecraft.

- [The Alchemist](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_26_se/chapters/the-alchemist.md): The narrator, the last Comte of his line, learns of a family curse pronounced by Charles Le Sorcier after his father Michel Mauvais was killed by the narrator's ancestor. The curse ensures that no noble of the line survi
- [A Reminiscence of Dr. Samuel Johnson](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_26_se/chapters/a-reminiscence-of-dr-samuel-johnson.md): The narrator, Humphry Littlewit, reveals that he is actually 228 years old, having been born in 1690. He recounts his long association with the literary figures of the 18th century, focusing on his friendship with Dr. Sa
- [Beyond the Wall of Sleep](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_26_se/chapters/beyond-the-wall-of-sleep.md): An intern at a state psychopathic institution in the winter of 1900–01 becomes fascinated by the case of Joe Slater, a degenerate Catskill mountaineer who experiences vivid, cosmic dreams during his prolonged sleeps. Sla
- [Dagon](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_26_se/chapters/dagon.md): A morphine-addicted narrator, adrift after escaping a German sea-raider during World War I, awakens on a vast expanse of black slime—the risen ocean floor. He discovers a colossal monolith covered in alien hieroglyphs an
- [The White Ship](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_26_se/chapters/the-white-ship.md): Basil Elton, keeper of the North Point lighthouse, recounts his mystical journey aboard the White Ship guided by a bearded man. They visit the Land of Zar (dreams and forgotten beauty), pass Thalarion (the forbidden city

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- [The Statement of Randolph Carter](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_26_se/chapters/the-statement-of-randolph-carter.md)
- [Nyarlathotep](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_26_se/chapters/nyarlathotep.md)
- [Polaris](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_26_se/chapters/polaris.md)
- [Ex Oblivione](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_26_se/chapters/ex-oblivione.md)
- [Facts Concerning the Late Arthur Jermyn and His Family](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_26_se/chapters/facts-concerning-the-late-arthur-jermyn-and-his-family.md)
- [The Picture in the House](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_26_se/chapters/the-picture-in-the-house.md)
- [The Music of Erich Zann](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_26_se/chapters/the-music-of-erich-zann.md)
- [Celephaïs](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_26_se/chapters/celepha-s.md)
- [The Lurking Fear](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_26_se/chapters/the-lurking-fear.md)
- [The Shadow on the Chimney](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_26_se/chapters/1-the-shadow-on-the-chimney.md)
- [A Passer in the Storm](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_26_se/chapters/2-a-passer-in-the-storm.md)
- [What the Red Glare Meant](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_26_se/chapters/3-what-the-red-glare-meant.md)
- [4: The Horror in the Eyes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_26_se/chapters/4-the-horror-in-the-eyes.md)
- [Hypnos](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_26_se/chapters/hypnos.md)
- [The Hound](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_26_se/chapters/the-hound.md)
- [The Horror of the Grave-Robbers](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_26_se/chapters/i.md)
- [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_26_se/chapters/ii.md)
- [The Rats in the Walls](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_26_se/chapters/the-rats-in-the-walls.md)
- [Imprisoned with the Pharaohs](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_26_se/chapters/imprisoned-with-the-pharaohs.md)
- [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_26_se/chapters/i.md)
- [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_26_se/chapters/ii.md)
- [The Festival](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_26_se/chapters/the-festival.md)
- [The Unnamable](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_26_se/chapters/the-unnamable.md)
- [The Temple](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_26_se/chapters/the-temple.md)
- [The Tomb](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_26_se/chapters/the-tomb.md)
- [The Cats of Ulthar](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_26_se/chapters/the-cats-of-ulthar.md)
- [The Outsider](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_26_se/chapters/the-outsider.md)
- [The Moon-Bog](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_26_se/chapters/the-moon-bog.md)
- [The Terrible Old Man](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_26_se/chapters/the-terrible-old-man.md)
- [He](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_26_se/chapters/he.md)
- [The Horror at Red Hook](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_26_se/chapters/the-horror-at-red-hook.md)
- [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_26_se/chapters/i.md)
- [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_26_se/chapters/ii.md)
- [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_26_se/chapters/iii.md)
- [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_26_se/chapters/iv.md)
- [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_26_se/chapters/v.md)
- [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_26_se/chapters/vi.md)
- [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_26_se/chapters/vii.md)
- [The Colour Out of Space](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_26_se/chapters/the-colour-out-of-space.md)
- [Pickman's Model](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_26_se/chapters/pickman-s-model.md)
- [The Call of Cthulhu](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_26_se/chapters/the-call-of-cthulhu.md)
- [The Horror in Clay](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_26_se/chapters/i-the-horror-in-clay.md)
- [II: The Tale of Inspector Legrasse](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_26_se/chapters/ii-the-tale-of-inspector-legrasse.md)
- [III: The Madness from the Sea](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_26_se/chapters/iii-the-madness-from-the-sea.md)
- [Cool Air](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_26_se/chapters/cool-air.md)
- [The Silver Key](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_26_se/chapters/the-silver-key.md)
- [The Dunwich Horror](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_26_se/chapters/the-dunwich-horror.md)
- [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_26_se/chapters/i.md)
- [The Birth and Early Years of Wilbur Whateley](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_26_se/chapters/ii.md)
- [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_26_se/chapters/iii.md)
- [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_26_se/chapters/iv.md)
- [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_26_se/chapters/v.md)
- [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_26_se/chapters/vi.md)
- [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_26_se/chapters/vii.md)
- [VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_26_se/chapters/viii.md)
- [IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_26_se/chapters/ix.md)
- [The Climax on Sentinel Hill](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_26_se/chapters/x.md)
- [The Other Gods](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_26_se/chapters/the-other-gods.md)
- [From Beyond](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_26_se/chapters/from-beyond.md)
- [The Quest of Iranon](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_26_se/chapters/the-quest-of-iranon.md)
- [The Shadow Over Innsmouth](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_26_se/chapters/the-shadow-over-innsmouth.md)
- [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_26_se/chapters/i.md)
- [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_26_se/chapters/ii.md)
- [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_26_se/chapters/iii.md)
- [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_26_se/chapters/iv.md)
- [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_26_se/chapters/v.md)
- [The Haunter of the Dark](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_26_se/chapters/the-haunter-of-the-dark.md)
- [The Thing on the Doorstep](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_26_se/chapters/the-thing-on-the-doorstep.md)
- [The Thing on the Doorstep](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_26_se/chapters/1.md)
- [The Meeting of Edward Derby and Asenath Waite](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_26_se/chapters/2.md)
- [The Unseen Exchange](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_26_se/chapters/3.md)
- [The Possession of Edward Derby](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_26_se/chapters/4.md)
- [The Struggle for Identity](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_26_se/chapters/5.md)
- [Chapter 6](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_26_se/chapters/6.md)
- [Chapter 7](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_26_se/chapters/7.md)
- [The Shunned House](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_26_se/chapters/the-shunned-house.md)
- [The Shunned House](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_26_se/chapters/i.md)
- [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_26_se/chapters/ii.md)
- [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_26_se/chapters/iii.md)
- [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_26_se/chapters/iv.md)
- [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_26_se/chapters/v.md)
- [Endnotes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_26_se/chapters/endnotes.md)

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