#sonia haft greene lovecraft davis

[dunwichdumbass]

Today your miserly grandpa was admittedly somewhat befuddled by a strange and whimsical occurrence which took place on the oft-criticized - albeit oft-lauded by those of us foolish enough to frequent its hallowed halls - website of Tumblr.com. Logging on this dreary morning with all the aplomb of a great old shoggoth beset with tuberculosis, I found what else but that which appeared to be a small colorless and irregular oval with a greenish screen affixed to its surface, and, if you’ll excuse my disdain, the word “boop-o-meter” carved in bas-relief in a typeface much too small for even the most tenacious of readers to even dream of reading with any reliable clarity. Within that greenish, glowing screen which seemed to taunt me with all the patience of some great cat hiding under the cover of the jungle canopy, were titles which seemed to denote categories including “given”, “received”, and “global”, all of the values for which were notably zed. I must say I found all this rather perplexing, and I was too set in my ways - as you know - to give much thought to this new and strange development on my dash, and as such it was not until much later, and by much later I mean tonight when SH sent her first BOOP that I realized that this “boop-o-meter” was a means of cataloguing good natured and playful smacks reminiscent of the soft yet firm whacks that a creature of the felid variety might deliver to one of their own, or nay, to one of us! Indeed, since SH’s initial BOOP, I myself have sent a good 200 to Klarkash-Ton, Loveman, Barlow, and the rest of them. It has been a truly good day by all accounts, and I should hope that your boop day has been just as satisfactory.

Yours most sincerely,

HP Lovecraft

[soniahdavis]

The H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society’s Solstice Sale is going on now! When you use discount code: SOLSTICE2024 you get 20% off everything in their store, including Sonia’s autobiography, TWO HEARTS THAT BEAT AS ONE 💜

Discount expires on December 1, midnight PST.

[hplovecraftmuseum]

NOCTURNE #1 , 1974. NOCTURNE -in this case a 26 page publication- was Harry O. Morris' contribution to the ESOTERIC ORDER OF DAGON amateur press association. The association was named after the mysterious religious guild mentioned in Lovecraft's masterful tale: THE SHADOW OVER INNSMOUTH. Included in this mailing - which went out to all members - were news items of interest to the underground Lovecraft fans and early - post Derleth scholars studying HPL's work. Until Derleth's passing he had wielded enormous power and control over nearly everything related to Lovecraft. Though Derleth's claims of control were mostly bluster and gentle intimidation, he would at times threaten legal action against anyone who had plans to publish anything about Lovecraft without going through him first. Sonia Haft, Greene, Lovecraft, Davis, was stifled in her plans to publish some of her late husband's letters with a memoir of her relationship with HPL. Derleth succeeded in stopping her from doing so With little more than empty threats. With Derleth gone on July 4, 1971, a new era of Lovecraft's legacy began. In some cases the results were positive, but what is generally called, THE CTHULHU MYTHOS, today is essentially now a free for all. (Exhibit 321)

[sullivanjsue]

Sonya while reading a book 📖

So far, I do not know this wonderful, at the same time strong and gentle woman as closely as I would like. But I am sure that thanks to the work of another wonderful woman, I will be able to do it at the end of this year

[dunwichdumbass]

I’ve been meaning to do this for months but I wanted to share my Sonia playlist for anyone who is interested

[dunwichdumbass]

HPL when he didn’t sign his own divorce papers and didn’t make barlow the executor in his will

[hplovecraftmuseum]

THE IDES OF MARCH. March 15, 44 BC. Julius Caesar is assassinated. March 15, 1937. H. P. Lovecraft dies. March 28, 1904. Whipple Van Buren Phillips - Lovecraft's grandfather, and the most important male figure in his life, dies. March 22 - April 2, 1925, Great Cthulhu rises and then sinks once more with his cosmic city into the Pacific Ocean. March 16, 1883, Sonia Haft Green Lovecraft Davis is born. March 3, 1924 Lovecraft and Sonia Green were married in NYC. The joining would fail miserably and their unofficial divorce would prove a massive embarrassment for HPL. March 14, 1869, Algernon Blackwood was born. Blackwood's tale, THE WILLOWS, would be called by Lovecraft, "The greatest supernatural story ever written in the English Language. March 1931, Lovecraft would finish writing, AT THE MOUNTAINS OF MADNESS, perhaps the most ambitious story he ever created. 'Mts' would be serialized in the Feb. Mar. April, issues of ASTOUNDING STORIES. Lovecraft's story as it appeared there was so abridged and filled with typos that he did not consider it legitimately published. March 19, 1902. Florence Carol Weld - Lovecraft's step daughter with Sonia Greene is born. Sonia's grown daughter from a previous marriage (her birth-father had died) met Lovecraft briefly. Apparently neither cared for the other. March 26, 2019, Wilum 'Hop Frog' Pugmire, long time Lovecraft fan, author and beloved personality within the fantasy/ horror underground dies. The Ides of March. I include these dates and personalities merely as examples of coincidence. In his letters to August Derleth, Lovecraft lectured the younger writer on the mistake of giving coincidence any sort of significance other than pure chance. (Exhibit 282)

[soniahdavis]

If you have not ordered a copy of the autobiography, it's still available for preorder 💜

[soniahdavis]

The mock-ups for Two Hearts That Beat as One: An Autobiography. The first ever full-length life story of Sonia Haft Greene Lovecraft Davis 💜

[soniahdavis]

Two Hearts That Beat as One

The first ever full length autobiography of Sonia Haft Greene Lovecraft Davis is finally available for preorder!

[soniahdavis]

You can still preorder Sonia's autobiography, Two Hearts That Beat as One, by following the link above. Also included for purchase is the Ex Libris bookplate with the silhouettes of H.P. Lovecraft and Sonia originally created by silhouette artist, E.J. Perry.

Thank you for all the support in this endeavor to finally shine the light on Sonia Haft Greene Lovecraft Davis! 💜

[soniahdavis]

The Voice of the Prophet ("My Copy")

"…I had a cheap, paperback mimeographed copy of “The Faith, Hope, Tradition and Heritage of America” and a hard, brown covered, well printed copy of “The Voice of the Prophet”. - Sonia H. Davis, Two Hearts That Beat as One.

The Voice of the Prophet is a collection of poems by Dr. Nathaniel A. Davis based on the Jewish faith and traditions. Nathaniel was the third husband of Sonia, and genuinely the happiest marriage in comparison to her previous relationships. After Nathaniel’s passing in April 6, 1945, Sonia worked exceedingly hard to pay the debts she procured during his illness, and to save money to ultimately publish his poems. Unfortunately, when Sonia sought financial support from well-to-do individuals for her endeavor, she was met with rejection, and even in one instance, she was cruelly scammed by a publisher. Evidently, she persevered and was able to publish some of his poetry. Many of the poems she selected for publication were highly regarded by many persons from literary clubs, radio shows, and lectures.

It is unclear, however, the number of copies Sonia made of The Voice of the Prophet. I, myself, own two copies, one of which has the most importance to me. On August 25, 2021, I found Sonia’s personal copy of The Voice of the Prophet for sale online. I bought it, thinking it was too good to be true, and it was the best decision I made in that season of my life. When I finally received the copy several days later, I was so amazed by the book that I emailed the bookseller in gratitude and to ask for the backstory of how he managed to acquire such a book. He emailed me in return with this account:

My friend and book-mentor, Roy A. Squires—whom you may’ve heard of—was a friend of August Derleth. After years of corresponding, Derleth informed Squires that Sonia was retired at the senior care facility I mentioned. Squires wrote to Sonia, because of his own great interest in H.P. Lovecraft, and asked if he could visit her. Sonia was very suspect, as she’d been visited not long before by an HPL enthusiast, who’d stolen valuable memorabilia from her, and wrote to Derleth to inquire about Squires. Derleth told her that Squires was the most trustworthy of men, and not to worry. Squires visited Sonia on some occasions, especially on her birthdays. She enjoyed his company.

After her death, and Sonia being estranged for years from her daughter, left no heirs. Diana Lynn Lodge asked Squires if he would come and take away her last few belongings.  Squires retrieved what little she had left. Among those belongings were a few copies of your Nathaniel Davis book.

And thus, after nearly 50 years, this “well printed copy” has reached me and inspired me to look deeper into the life of Sonia Haft Greene Lovecraft Davis. I’ve always had a secret inclination to write her biography, but to never publish it because I ignorantly believed no one would find it of interest. This particular volume of The Voice of the Prophet was a challenge to that secret inclination, and I took the leap of faith to unearth Sonia’s life, regardless of the future readership. It is because of this volume that the many, who have been waiting for decades for her autobiography, can now appreciate the remarkable life and character of Mrs. Sonia H. Davis.

[soniahdavis]

I gave it a follow! 💜

If others want more Sonia playlists, here are three that I’ve made while studying her life:

I’ve been meaning to do this for months but I wanted to share my Sonia playlist for anyone who is interested