Background
Peter Cannon was born on October 19, 1951, in Palo Alto, Santa Clara County, California, United States. He is a son of James Hughes Cannon, a businessman and private investor, and Margaret Jo-Ann Cannon, a housewife.
Stanford University, Stanford, California, United States
In 1973 Peter Cannon received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Stanford University.
Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, United States
In 1974 Peter Cannon obtained a Master of Arts degree from Brown University.
Stanford University, Stanford, California, United States
In 1973 Peter Cannon received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Stanford University.
Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, United States
In 1974 Peter Cannon obtained a Master of Arts degree from Brown University.
(This is a tale of H. P. Lovecraft and his friends.)
This is a tale of H. P. Lovecraft and his friends.
https://www.amazon.com/Pulptime-singular-adventure-Sherlock-Lovecraft/dp/B0006EFCPI/?tag=2022091-20
1984
https://www.amazon.com/Chronology-Out-Time-Peter-Cannon/dp/999730408X/?tag=2022091-20
1986
(When Peter Cannon wrote this study in 1989, H. P. Lovecra...)
When Peter Cannon wrote this study in 1989, H. P. Lovecraft's critical reputation was by no means as secure as it is today. Cannon emphasizes the greatness of Lovecraft's fictional output, fusing it with details of Lovecraft's correspondence, biography, and philosophy to form a cohesive whole. Beginning with Lovecraft's childhood and early years, through his involvement with the amateur journalism movement, Cannon elucidates Lovecraft's early writings of the late 1910s and early 1920s; here, he identifies six prominent themes which together formed Lovecraft's unique worldview: the past, the sea, below, beyond, dreamland, and decadence. Then, Cannon approaches Lovecraft's mature fictional output, examining stories geographically, in terms of a "sense of place". The insights Cannon offers are as provocative today as they were when originally published.
https://www.amazon.com/H-Lovecraft-Classics-Criticism-Book-ebook/dp/B01ATZ8OD0/?tag=2022091-20
1989
https://www.amazon.com/Sunset-terrace-imagery-Lovecraft-essays/dp/0940884321/?tag=2022091-20
1990
(Cannon parodies P.G. Wodehouse and H.P. Lovecraft by comb...)
Cannon parodies P.G. Wodehouse and H.P. Lovecraft by combining the two, and brevity, clean prose and a good ear make it work. Bertie Wooster retells three Lovecraft tales in the manner of the "Jeeves" stories, and the humor comes from Bertie's cheery, puerile voice describing Lovecraft's horrors, interspersed with doses of Lovecraft's overwrought prose.
https://www.amazon.com/Scream-Jeeves-Peter-H-Cannon/dp/0940884607
1994
(This book contains "Pulptime" and "Scream for Jeeves: A P...)
This book contains "Pulptime" and "Scream for Jeeves: A Parody".
https://www.amazon.com/Lovecraft-Papers-P-H-Cannon/dp/156865202X/?tag=2022091-20
1996
https://www.amazon.com/THING-BATHTUB-OTHER-LOVECRAFTIAN-Cannon/dp/1887968032/?tag=2022091-20
1997
https://www.amazon.com/PETER-CANNON-Lovecraftian-Horror-Cannon/dp/B01JF5AJEW/?tag=2022091-20
1997
https://www.amazon.com/Long-Memories-Recollections-Belknap-1997-08-02/dp/B01K2E69XU/?tag=2022091-20
1997
(Brings together the major shorter reminiscences of Lovecr...)
Brings together the major shorter reminiscences of Lovecraft by his friends and admirers. Also included is a selection of early criticism that charts the progress of Lovecraft's reputation.
https://www.amazon.com/Lovecraft-Remembered-Peter-H-Cannon/dp/0870541730/?tag=2022091-20
1998
https://www.amazon.com/Forever-Azathoth-Horrors-Peter-Cannon/dp/1872621422/?tag=2022091-20
1999
(Explore the marvelous complexity of Lovecraft's writing -...)
Explore the marvelous complexity of Lovecraft's writing - including his use of literary allusions, biographical details, and obscure references in this rich, in-depth exploration of great horror fiction from the acknowledged master of the weird, including the stories "Herbert West - Reanimator", "Pickman's Model", "The Call of Cthulhu", "The Thing on the Doorstep", "The Horror at Red Hook" and more.
https://www.amazon.com/More-Annotated-H-P-Lovecraft-H/dp/0440508754/?tag=2022091-20
1999
(An alternative history in the form of memoirs looks at th...)
An alternative history in the form of memoirs looks at the life of H.P. Lovecraft from the viewpoints of three people.
https://www.amazon.com/Lovecraft-Chronicles-Peter-H-Cannon/dp/0972854533/?tag=2022091-20
2004
Peter Cannon was born on October 19, 1951, in Palo Alto, Santa Clara County, California, United States. He is a son of James Hughes Cannon, a businessman and private investor, and Margaret Jo-Ann Cannon, a housewife.
In 1973 Peter Cannon received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Stanford University. In 1974 he obtained a Master of Arts degree from Brown University.
From 1975 to 1976 Peter Cannon was an assistant at Helen Brann Literary Agency in New York City. From 1976 to 1978 he was a compositor at Federated Manufacturing Company in New York City. Cannon began as an assistant to editorial production editor, then became an assistant editor and served in this position from 1978 to 1986 at Crown Publishers, Inc. in New York. From 1986 to 1987 Peter was an associate editor at Chelsea House Publishers in New York City.
From 1988 to 1989 Peter was a copy editor at the Modern Language Association of America. From 1989 to 1993 he was an editor at the American Textbook Council. From 1990 to 1992 Cannon was a high school substitute teacher and teacher of English as a second language in New York. In 1992 he became an English teacher at Theodore Roosevelt High School in Bronx, New York. From 1993 to 2000 Peter Cannon was a freelance editor. Since 2000 Cannon has been a reviews editor of Publishers Weekly.
(Explore the marvelous complexity of Lovecraft's writing -...)
1999(Brings together the major shorter reminiscences of Lovecr...)
1998(An alternative history in the form of memoirs looks at th...)
2004(This book contains "Pulptime" and "Scream for Jeeves: A P...)
1996(When Peter Cannon wrote this study in 1989, H. P. Lovecra...)
1989(This is a tale of H. P. Lovecraft and his friends.)
1984(Cannon parodies P.G. Wodehouse and H.P. Lovecraft by comb...)
1994Peter Cannon said about his favourite author: "I identify with Arthur Machen, one of my literary heroes, who likewise became a father in middle age and had to support his family as a journalist, with his best creative work behind him."
Peter Cannon is a member of the Wodehouse Society, the Horror Writers Association, the Friends of Arthur Machen (United Kingdom), the Ghost Story Society.
On June 14, 1986, Peter Cannon married Julia Glass. In 1993 they divorced. On October 9, 1993, he married Nancy A. Hawley. They have three children: Nicholas, Alice, and James (twins).
