title: The Case of Charles Dexter Ward
author: H. P. Lovecraft
description: When young Charles Dexter Ward becomes obsessed with his ancestor Joseph Curwen, an alleged eighteenth-century wizard and necromancer, he uncovers dark secrets that lead to his institutionalization.
language: en
copyright: Public Domain
charset: UTF-8
version: 2026-05-20 13:16:41.287319069 -0700 PDT m=+0.637582512
index: index.gmi
gpubVersion: 1.0.1
published: 1927
wordcount: 44650