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| title = The Green Meadow
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|title = The Green Meadow
| image = [[File:Vagrant_1927.jpg|250px|thumb]]
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|author = [[Howard Phillips Lovecraft]] as "Lewis Theobald, Jun." and [[Winifred V. Jackson]] as "Elizabeth Neville Berkeley"
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|country = United States
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|language = English
| author = [[Howard Phillips Lovecraft]] as "Lewis Theobald, Jun." and [[Winifred V. Jackson]] as "Elizabeth Neville Berkeley"
 
 
|genre = Fantasy, Horror, short story
| country = United States
 
 
|publisher = ''[[The Vagrant]]''
| language = English
 
 
|release = Spring 1927
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|preceded_by = ''[[Polaris]]''
| genre = Fantasy, Horror, short story
 
 
|followed_by = ''[[Beyond the Wall of Sleep]]''
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|media type = Print, (periodical)
| publisher = ''[[The Vagrant]]''
 
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| media type = Print, (periodical)
 
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| release = Spring 1927
 
 
"'''The Green Meadow'''" is a short story by [[H. P. Lovecraft]] and [[Winifred V. Jackson]] written in 1918/19 and published in the spring 1927 issue of ''The Vagrant''. As in their other collaboration, [[The Crawling Chaos]], both authors used pseudonyms — the tale was published as by "Elizabeth Neville Berkeley" (Jackson) and "Lewis Theobald, Jun." (Lovecraft). Lovecraft wrote the entire text but Jackson is credited since it was based on a dream she had experienced.
| preceded_by = ''[[Polaris]]''
 
| followed_by = ''[[Beyond the Wall of Sleep]]''
 
}}"'''The Green Meadow'''" is a short story by [[H. P. Lovecraft]] and [[Winifred V. Jackson]] written in 1918/19 and published in the spring 1927 issue of ''The Vagrant''. As in their other collaboration, [[The Crawling Chaos]], both authors used pseudonyms — the tale was published as by "Elizabeth Neville Berkeley" (Jackson) and "Lewis Theobald, Jun." (Lovecraft). Lovecraft wrote the entire text but Jackson is credited since it was based on a dream she had experienced.
 
   
== Synopsis ==
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==Synopsis==
 
In 1913, near the (fictional) seaside village of Potowonket, Maine, a meteorite crashes into the sea. A fishing vessel hauls in the meteor and scientists and experts examine it. Within the meteor is a small notebook, made of some indestructible material and written in classical Greek. The notebook is the first-person account of a man trapped on a small, disintegrating island who seems threatened by shadowy forces and ultimately discovers [[Stethelos]], a city from Lovecraft's [[Dream Cycle]] Mythos.
 
In 1913, near the (fictional) seaside village of Potowonket, Maine, a meteorite crashes into the sea. A fishing vessel hauls in the meteor and scientists and experts examine it. Within the meteor is a small notebook, made of some indestructible material and written in classical Greek. The notebook is the first-person account of a man trapped on a small, disintegrating island who seems threatened by shadowy forces and ultimately discovers [[Stethelos]], a city from Lovecraft's [[Dream Cycle]] Mythos.
   
== Connections ==
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==Connections==
 
 
The city Stethelos is also mentioned in the short story "[[The Quest of Iranon]]".
 
The city Stethelos is also mentioned in the short story "[[The Quest of Iranon]]".
   
== Reprints ==
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==Reprints==
 
The tale was published in [[Beyond the Wall of Sleep (collection)|Beyond the Wall of Sleep]]. The corrected text is collected in Lovecraft's revisions volume [[The Horror in the Museum and Other Revisions]] (Arkham House, 1970).
 
The tale was published in [[Beyond the Wall of Sleep (collection)|Beyond the Wall of Sleep]]. The corrected text is collected in Lovecraft's revisions volume [[The Horror in the Museum and Other Revisions]] (Arkham House, 1970).
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Revision as of 00:57, 24 January 2020

This subject contains information from the "Lovecraft Circle" Myth Cycles, and while guided by HPL are not based on his work alone. "The Green Meadow" is a short story by H. P. Lovecraft and Winifred V. Jackson written in 1918/19 and published in the spring 1927 issue of The Vagrant. As in their other collaboration, The Crawling Chaos, both authors used pseudonyms — the tale was published as by "Elizabeth Neville Berkeley" (Jackson) and "Lewis Theobald, Jun." (Lovecraft). Lovecraft wrote the entire text but Jackson is credited since it was based on a dream she had experienced.

Synopsis

In 1913, near the (fictional) seaside village of Potowonket, Maine, a meteorite crashes into the sea. A fishing vessel hauls in the meteor and scientists and experts examine it. Within the meteor is a small notebook, made of some indestructible material and written in classical Greek. The notebook is the first-person account of a man trapped on a small, disintegrating island who seems threatened by shadowy forces and ultimately discovers Stethelos, a city from Lovecraft's Dream Cycle Mythos.

Connections

The city Stethelos is also mentioned in the short story "The Quest of Iranon".

Reprints

The tale was published in Beyond the Wall of Sleep. The corrected text is collected in Lovecraft's revisions volume The Horror in the Museum and Other Revisions (Arkham House, 1970).