William Hope Hodgson
Born 15 November 1877 · Died 19 April 1918
William Hope Hodgson (15 November 1877 – 19 April 1918) was an English author. He produced a large body of work, consisting of essays, short fiction, and novels, spanning several overlapping genres including horror, fantastic fiction, and science fiction. Hodgson used his experiences at sea to lend authentic detail to his short horror stories, many of which are set on the ocean, including his series of linked tales forming the "Sargasso Sea Stories". His novels, such as The House on the Borderland (1908) and The Night Land (1912), feature more cosmic themes, but several of his novels also focus on horrors associated with the sea. Early in his writing career Hodgson dedicated effort to poetry, although few of his poems were published during his lifetime. He also attracted some notice as a photographer and achieved renown as a bodybuilder. He died in World War I at age 40.
Source: William Hope Hodgson on Wikipedia.
Quotes
“And lo! the creature did work slow in the brain.”
The Night Land, Chapter 11 “We truly to think that the world doth even now be old; and this to have seemed a true thing unto every age that ever did live.”
The Night Land, Chapter 13 “And mayhap there to be no mystery in the thing; but a score of natural explainings, if that I did know, or had patience to think long enough upon such.”
The Night Land, Chapter 13
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Books by William Hope Hodgson in order
Books by William Hope Hodgson in the order they were published, from The Ghost Pirates (1909) to William Hope Hodgson (2021).
- 1The Ghost Pirates
The Ghost Pirates1909 - 2Captain Gault; Being the Exceedingly Private Log of a Sea-ca
Captain Gault; Being the Exceedingly Private Log of a Sea-captain1918 - 3The Voice of the Ocean
The Voice of the Ocean1921 - 4The House on the Borderland
The House on the Borderland1946 - 5Carnacki The Ghost Finder
Carnacki The Ghost Finder1947 - 6The Night Land
The Night Land1976 - 7Boats of the "Glen Carrig" and Other Nautical Adventures
Boats of the "Glen Carrig" and Other Nautical Adventures2003 - 8The House on the Borderland and Other Mysterious Places
The House on the Borderland and Other Mysterious Places2004 - 9The Boats of the 'Glen Carrig'
The Boats of the 'Glen Carrig'2005 - 10The Ghost Pirates and Other Revenants of the Sea
The Ghost Pirates and Other Revenants of the Sea2005 - 11The Ghost Piratese
The Ghost Piratese2005 - 12The Lost Poetry of William Hope Hodgson
The Lost Poetry of William Hope Hodgson2005 - 13Collected Fiction of William Hope Hodgson Volume 4
Collected Fiction of William Hope Hodgson Volume 42006 - 14The Casebook of Carnacki the Ghost Finder
The Casebook of Carnacki the Ghost Finder2006 - 15Collected Fiction Of William Hope Hodgson Volume 5
Collected Fiction Of William Hope Hodgson Volume 52007 - 16La casa en el confín de la Tierra
La casa en el confín de la Tierra2009 - 17Carnacki, el cazador de fantasmas
Carnacki, el cazador de fantasmas2011 - 18Horrors From Haunted Seas Weird Oceanic Tales
Horrors From Haunted Seas Weird Oceanic Tales2012 - 19The Ghost Pirates And Others The Best Of William Hope Hodgso
The Ghost Pirates And Others The Best Of William Hope Hodgson2012 - 20Los mejores cuentos de detectives
Los mejores cuentos de detectives2019 - 21The Weird Tales of William Hope Hodgson
The Weird Tales of William Hope Hodgson2019 - 22Carnacki, the Ghost Finder IllustratedCarnacki, the Ghost Finder Illustrated2021
- 23William Hope HodgsonWilliam Hope Hodgson2021