![]() ![]() Even among the locals, few know the details of the old man's life, but it is believed that he once captained East Indian clipper ships in his youth and accumulated great riches throughout his life. The story, about the fate of three would-be robbers of the titular old man's house, has been criticized by Peter Cannon for being an openly xenophobic polemic against immigration.Ī strange old man, "so old that no one can remember when he was young, and so taciturn that few know his real name," lives alone in an ancient house on Water Street in the town of Kingsport. ![]() ![]() It is notable as the first story to make use of Lovecraft's imaginary New England setting, introducing the fictional town of Kingsport. It was written on January 28, 1920, and first published in the Tryout, an amateur press publication, in July 1921. Lovecraft is a short story of fewer than 1200 words by American writer H.
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