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The Nameless City
H. P. Lovecraft · 1921short story
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"The Nameless City" is a short horror story written by American writer H. P. Lovecraft in January 1921 and first published in the November 1921 issue of the amateur press journal The Wolverine. It is often considered the first story set in the Cthulhu Mythos world. In the story, the protagonist travels to the middle of the Arabian Desert to explore an ancient underground city.
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- contained in The Complete Cthulhu Mythos Talescollection
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