Project Gutenberg 2024-03-16 Public domain in the USA. 249 Lovecraft, H. P. (Howard Phillips) 1890 1937 Lovecraft, Howard Phillips Littlewit, Humphrey Lovecraft, H.P. Finlay, Virgil 1914 1971 Finlay The quest of Iranon $aNew York, NY :$bWeird Tales, $c1939. Wikipedia page on this work: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Quest_of_Iranon Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Quest of Iranon" by H. P. Lovecraft is a fantasy short story written in the early 20th century. The narrative follows the journey of a young singer named Iranon, who seeks to rediscover the lost beauty of his childhood city, Aira, a place of marble and wonder that exists only in his memories. This story delves into themes of memory, beauty, and the search for belonging, encapsulating Lovecraft's signature blend of dreamlike prose and melancholy. As the tale unfolds, Iranon finds himself in the grim city of Teloth, where he is met with scorn for his artistic nature. Companionless, he ventures toward Oonai, a city rumored to celebrate music and revelry. However, upon arrival, he confronts disillusionment as the city's spirit contradicts his visions of Aira. After forming a bond with a youth named Romnod, whose fate becomes a cautionary tale, Iranon's song remains unrecognized, reflecting his eternal longing for a past that may never have truly existed. The story culminates in a poignant revelation about the ephemeral nature of beauty and youth, leaving Iranon to wander lost, embodying the very essence of longing for a place that may reside solely in dreams. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20240304082456lovecraft 1939 US Reading ease score: 77.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Short stories Fantasy fiction PS Text Category: Short Stories Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy 41864 2025-07-29T05:19:32.473899 text/html 17345 2024-03-16T17:40:27 text/html 338938 2025-07-29T05:19:35.567882 application/epub+zip 337704 2025-07-29T05:19:33.785889 application/epub+zip 191582 2025-07-29T05:19:32.942894 application/epub+zip 997234 2025-07-29T05:19:36.865912 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 990236 2025-07-29T05:19:35.000896 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 35225 2025-07-29T05:19:32.360885 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15408 2024-03-16T17:40:27 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16746 2025-07-29T05:19:37.010897 application/rdf+xml 32820 2025-07-29T05:19:33.282878 image/jpeg 5318 2025-07-29T05:19:33.110920 image/jpeg 1215426 2025-07-29T05:19:32.492907 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 en.wikipedia