The Case of Charles Dexter Ward
The Case of Charles Dexter Ward is a short horror novel (51,500 words) by American writer H. P. Lovecraft, written in early 1927, but not published during the author's lifetime. Set in Lovecraft's hometown of Providence, Rhode Island, it was first published (in abridged form) in the May and July issues of "Weird Tales" in 1941; the first complete publication was in Arkham House's "Beyond the Wall of Sleep" collection (1943). It is included in the Library of America volume of Lovecraft's work.