Mevana — In “Winged Death,” an African from Uganda who, when he develops an unusual illness after being bitten by an insect, is brought to Dr. Thomas Slauenwite to be healed. Slauenwite cures him with antitoxin, whereupon Mevana leads Slauenwite to the … An H.P.Lovecraft encyclopedia
“Winged Death“ — Novelette (10,070 words); ghostwritten for Hazel Heald, probably in the summer of 1932. First published in WT(March 1934); first collected in Marginalia;corrected text in HM. A scientist, Thomas Slauenwite, discovers a rare insect in South… … An H.P.Lovecraft encyclopedia
Batta — In “Winged Death,” the houseboy of Dr. Thomas Slauenwite, whom Slauenwite deliberately causes to be bitten by a strange insect to see if the untreated bite is fatal. It proves to be so … An H.P.Lovecraft encyclopedia
Gamba — In “Winged Death,” a factor’s messenger whom Dr. Thomas Slauenwite deliberately causes to be bitten by a strange insect. Slauenwite cures him, but allows another bitten African, Batta, to die … An H.P.Lovecraft encyclopedia
Van Keulen, Dr. Cornelius — In “Winged Death,” a coroner’s physician who discovers the dead body of Dr. Thomas Slauenwite in a hotel room in Bloemfontein, South Africa, as well as Slauenwite’s strange diary … An H.P.Lovecraft encyclopedia
Moore, Dr. Henry Sargent — In “Winged Death,” a Professor of Invertebrate Biology at Columbia University, author of Diptera of Central and Southern Africa,who is killed by his rival, Dr. Thomas Slauenwite … An H.P.Lovecraft encyclopedia
