▁was ▁also ▁the ▁first ▁install ment ▁of ▁a ▁serial , ▁" The ▁Th ing ▁of ▁A ▁Th ous and ▁Sh apes ", ▁by ▁Ot is ▁Adel bert ▁K line , ▁and ▁ 2 2 ▁other ▁stories . ▁ ▁Ash ley ▁suggests ▁that ▁the ▁better ▁pul p ▁writers ▁from ▁whom ▁B air d ▁did ▁manage ▁to ▁ac quire ▁material , ▁such ▁as ▁Francis ▁Stevens ▁and ▁Austin ▁Hall , ▁were ▁sending ▁B air d ▁stories ▁which ▁had ▁already ▁been ▁rejected ▁elsewhere . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁middle ▁of ▁the ▁year ▁B air d ▁received ▁five ▁stories ▁submitted ▁by ▁H . ▁P . ▁Love craft ; ▁B air d ▁bought ▁all ▁five ▁of ▁them . ▁ ▁Love craft , ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁persu aded ▁by ▁friends ▁to ▁submit ▁the ▁stories , ▁included ▁a ▁cover ▁letter ▁that ▁was ▁so ▁remark ably ▁negative ▁about ▁the ▁quality ▁of ▁the ▁manuscript s ▁that ▁B air d ▁published ▁it ▁in ▁the ▁September ▁ 1 9 2 3 ▁issue , ▁with ▁a ▁note ▁app ended ▁saying ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁bought ▁the ▁stories ▁" des p ite ▁the ▁for ego ing , ▁or ▁because ▁of ▁it ". ▁ ▁However , ▁B air d ▁ins isted ▁that ▁the ▁stories ▁be ▁res ub m itted ▁as ▁typed ▁double - sp ac ed ▁manuscript s ; ▁Love craft ▁dis lik ed ▁typing , ▁and ▁initially ▁decided ▁to ▁res ub mit ▁only ▁one ▁story , ▁" D agon ". ▁ ▁It ▁appeared ▁in ▁the ▁October ▁ 1 9 2 3 ▁issue , ▁which ▁was ▁the ▁most ▁not ew