| "The Nameless City" | |
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| Short story by H. P. Lovecraft | |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Horror, fantasy, adventure |
| Publication | |
| Published in | The Wolverine |
| Publication date | November 1921 |
"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.[1] In the story, the protagonist travels to the middle of the Arabian Desert to explore an ancient underground city.
Though Lovecraft himself was quite fond of the story, it was roundly rejected by a variety of magazines.
- ^ Lin Carter cites four different lists of Lovecraft's Cthulhu Mythos stories — including his own and August Derleth's — and though each differs slightly from the others, each begins with "The Nameless City". Carter, pp. 25–26.