The Ghost Pirates and Others: The Best of William Hope Hodgson
William Hope Hodgson was a contemporary of H. P. Lovecraft, and Clark Ashton Smith, and was one of the most important and influential fantasists of the 20th century. His novel The Ghost Pirates is a take-no-prisoners supernatural adventure story that is just as powerful today as it was 100 years...
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William Hope Hodgson was a contemporary of H. P. Lovecraft, and Clark Ashton Smith, and was one of the most important and influential fantasists of the 20th century. His novel The Ghost Pirates is a take-no-prisoners supernatural adventure story that is just as powerful today as it was 100 years ago.In addition to his landmark novel, this volume contains some of his most influential short fiction; from his supernatural detective Thomas Carnacki to tales of the mysterious Sargasso Sea. The Ghost Pirates and Others is the perfect introduction to the magic, mystery and adventure of William Hope Hodgson.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781597804417 (159780441X)
ASIN: 159780441X
Publish date: December 4th 2012
Publisher: Night Shade Books
Pages no: 288
Edition language: English
by William Hope Hodson This is an old sea story with the tone of the nineteenth century style of relating such tales. It tells of a ship reported to be haunted and the protagonist's experience of seeing shades on deck that seems to prove the tales are true. Nineteeth century writers often put in...
It is inconceivable why Night Shade issued this book as the "Best of" Hodgson. Night Shade has issued the exellent 5-volume "Collected Works" so the editors should know their Hodgson. It seems almost like a swindle for readers who do not know much about Hodgson. While there are some of his best s...
I first read this book in the 80s and had fond memories of it. Having just re-read it (Dec 09), I was pleasantly surprised that it was every bit as good as I remembered it.Having been published in 1905, this is not a graphic horror story, rather it is an atmospheric supernatural tale that builds ten...
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