on the Yann". Unlike many of Lovecraft's other tales, "The White Ship" does not directly tie into the popularized Cthulhu Mythos. However, the story cannot be entirely excluded from mythos continuity either, since it makes reference to preternatural, godlike beings. The tone and temperament of "The White Ship" speaks largely of the Dream Cycle literary structure that Lovecraft utilized in other stories such as The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath (1926) and "The Cats of Ulthar" (1920). Reception Henry S. Whitehead, in a letter to The Eyrie, (the letters page for Weird Tales) in May 1927, lauded The White Ship. Adaptations Basil Elton is a prominent character in Lovecraftian: The Shipwright Circle by Steven Philip Jones. The Lovecraftian series reimagines the weird tales of H. P. Lovecraft into one single universe modern epic, and Elton is the proprietor of The White Ship Tavern in Arkham, Massachusetts. The anthology comic magazine Anything Goes!, issue 4, features a comic adaption of the story by Alec Stevens, written in 1985/86. The story was also adapted into a song by the 1960s psychedelic rock band H. P. Lovecraft on their self-titled debut album. Doom metal band Solitude Aeturnus wrote and played a song on their debut album, Into the Depths of Sorrow, titled “White Ship.” In 2015, the rock band Year of the Goat loosely adapted the story into their song "Pillars of the South," referencing Cathuria and Thalarion in its lyrics, as well as the mystical white ship. References External links Full text at The H. P. Lovecraft Archive 1919 short stories Fantasy short stories Short stories by H. P. Lovecraft Works originally published in American magazines