Project Gutenberg 2023-04-06 Public domain in the USA. 216 Lovecraft, H. P. (Howard Phillips) 1890 1937 Lovecraft, Howard Phillips Littlewit, Humphrey Lovecraft, H.P. The silver key $aUnited States :$bPopular Fiction Publishing Company, $c1928. Wikipedia page on this work: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Silver_Key Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Silver Key" by H. P. Lovecraft is a short story written in the early 20th century. The narrative follows the character Randolph Carter, who grapples with the loss of his ability to access the mystical realms of dreams he once traversed in his youth. The story delves deep into the conflict between reality and imagination, exploring themes of longing and disillusionment. In this tale, Randolph Carter, approaching middle age, reflects on a life that has become mundane and filled with the pressures of reality, leading him to lose the vivid dreams that once brought him joy. After finding a silver key linked to his family's mysterious past, he embarks on a journey to reconnect with his lost dreams and childhood fantasies. As he revisits locations from his youthful adventures, he becomes increasingly aware of the beauty and magic that life can hold, ultimately suggesting a longing for transcendence beyond the perceived limitations of reality. The storyline encapsulates Lovecraft's signature blend of fantasy and wistfulness, inviting readers to ponder the nature of existence and the role of dreams in a chaotic universe. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20230303044343lovecraft 1928 US Reading ease score: 67.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Short stories Fantasy fiction Dreams -- Fiction PS Text Category: Short Stories Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: American Literature 55477 2025-06-28T04:38:32.591001 text/html 54706 2023-04-06T14:46:31 text/html 277917 2025-06-28T04:38:35.492012 application/epub+zip 276699 2025-06-28T04:38:33.807030 application/epub+zip 193797 2025-06-28T04:38:33.042009 application/epub+zip 777097 2025-06-28T04:38:36.775022 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 769318 2025-06-28T04:38:35.009063 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 49096 2025-06-28T04:38:32.250019 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 48834 2023-04-06T14:46:31 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18627 2025-06-28T04:38:36.898988 application/rdf+xml 25315 2025-06-28T04:38:33.391008 image/jpeg 4526 2025-06-28T04:38:33.213007 image/jpeg 19524 2023-04-06T14:46:48 application/octet-stream application/zip 1704878 2023-04-06T14:46:48 application/octet-stream application/zip 1720504 2025-06-28T04:38:32.613034 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia