William hope hodgson the house on the borderland

Lovecraft wrote, few can equal hodgson in adumbrating the nearness of nameless forces and monstrous besieging entities through casual hints and significant details, or in conveying feelings of the spectral and abnormal. The house on the borderland by william hope hodgson public domain. The house on the borderland william hope hodgson 1908 its coming close to the end of the year, and i have spent 2019 reading some absolute garbage. The story opens with the discovery of a journal in the ruins of an unusual.

His novels, such as the house on the borderland and the night land, feature more. The novel is a hallucinatory account of a recluses. The novel is a hallucinatory account of a recluses stay at a remote house, and his experiences of supernatural creatures and otherworldly dimensions. The house on the borderland by william hope hodgson goodreads. Looking forward to reading or listening to more stories by william hope hodgson and in spite of what i have said i would still recommend the house on the border land and i find it deserving of its status as a classic. The house on the borderland 1908 by william hope hodgson table of contents.

William hope hodgson 18771918 was born in essex but moved several times with his family, including a stint in county galway in ireland a setting that would later inspire the house on the borderland. The house on the borderland in search of william hope hodgson. The house on the borderland by william hope hodgson alibris. The house on the borderland is a supernatural horror novel written by british writer william hope hodgson in 1908. His diary is found and it tells the story of a huge cavern below the house filled with white pig like monsters.

The house on the borderland ebook by william hope hodgson. May 01, 2009 the house on the borderland is a supernatural horror novel by william hope hodgson. Hodgson used his experiences at sea to lend authentic detail to his short horror stories. The house on the borderland by william hope hodgson first. Nov 01, 2003 the house on the borderland by william hope hodgson. He produced a large body of work, consisting of essays, short fiction, and novels, spanning several overlapping. Focusing, as few of his colleagues did, on the horror novel, hodgson wrote such immortal works as the house on the borderland 1908 and the night land 1912, while also writing many significant short stories such as the voice in the night.

The house on the borderland is a supernatural horror novel by william hope hodgson. The house on the borderland wikisource, the free online. The house on the borderland by william hope hodgson 1908. Lovecraft, clark ashton smith, mervyn peake, and china mieville, is a fiddler crab. Hodgson made several unsuccessful attempts to run away to sea, until his uncle secured him some work in the merchant marine. The ghost pirates william hope hodgson the captivating tale of the ship mortzestus, an unlucky vessel haunted by too many shadows. Lovecrafts cosmos, where the best humankind can hope for is indifference from the great powers of the universe. Two friends on holiday come across a terrifying tale of the supernatural. The house on the borderland book by william hope hodgson. The house on the borderland has been praised by china mieville, terry pratchett, and clark ashton smith, while h. Jan 28, 2018 the house on the borderland by william hope hodgson. That diary is very disturbing, if what it reveals, is true. Fine embossed pictorial fauxleather binding, without dustwrapper as issued.

Feb 18, 2019 the house on the borderland is a supernatural horror novel written by british writer william hope hodgson in 1908. Hodgson uses the plot device of a found tale, as two weekend campers find a crumbling manuscript in the ruins of an ancient house in the woods. The house on the borderland wikisource, the free online library. William hope hodgson project gutenberg selfpublishing. William hope hodgson 18771918 was one of the pioneering authors of weird fiction in his time. William hope hodgson 15 november 1877 19 april 1918 was an english author. William hope hodgson the house on the borderland bbc. The house on the borderland remains one of hodgsons most celebrated works. Librivox recording of the house on the borderland version 2 by william hope hodgson. 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. House is almost two books in one, and my reaction to it was in places mixed. House on the borderland, hodgson, william hope ebay. William hope hodgsons liminal masterpiece alan moore the house on the borderland william hope hodgson. William hope hodgson 15 november 1877 april 1918 was an english author.

The house on the borderland by william hope hodgson 2008. Back in 19889, having read i now forget where not only that william hope hodgson had lived for some time in blackburn, lancashire, but, of particular interest, that his idea for the mysterious dwelling of the house on the borderland may well have been influenced by his blackburn home, i made attempts to find out where that home had been. The house on the borderland and other novels by william hope hodgson. The house on the borderland and other mysterious places. Chapman and hall, 1907 novel the house on the borderland london. Here, he arrives in cardiganshire to look for the house in which the neglected master of weird fiction william hope. Lovecraft lists it as among his greatest influences.

Hodgson wrote a trilogy consisting of date 1965 modern warfare, the house on the borderland, and the ghost pirates. He went beyond the existing ghost story and gothic molds, synthesizing a new cosmic horror that made a huge impact on later writers of weird tales, notably h. Tonnison and berreggnog in the ruins that lie to the south of the village of kraighten, in the west of ireland. The house on the borderland by william hope hodgson books. The second part has its horrors in a more cosmic vein,featuring monsterously accelerated time sequences. Project gutenbergs the house on the borderland, by william hope hodgson this ebook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. The house on the borderland william hope hodgson 1877 1918 in 1877, two gentlemen, messrs tonnison and berreggnog, head into ireland to spend a week fishing in the village of kraighten. The house on the borderland, by william hope hodgson standard.

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. Carnacki, the ghostfinder, and poem chapbook, 1910. William hope hodgson pennys poetry pages wiki fandom. The second of the fivevolume set, the house on the borderland and other mysterious places, collects hodgsons mystery and suspense fiction, including those starring the occult detective thomas carnacki, and the titular novel the house on the borderland, a seminal and influential work of early weird fiction. The house on the borderland by hodgson, william hope. I read, and, in reading, lifted the curtains of the impossible, that blind the mind, and.

The two gentlemen tonnison and berreggnog head to a village in ireland for a weeks fishing. While there, they discover in the ruins of a very curious house a diary of the man who had once owned it. That took me to william hope hodgsons carnacki tales which led me to reading this one and the night land since meikle seemed to be using. The house on the borderland and other novels by william hope hodgson first edition, first printing in original dust jacket sauk city. The house on the borderland is a supernatural horror novel by british fantasist william hope hodgson.

The house on the borderland by william hope hodgson youtube. An anthology of 50 scifi novels volume 5 halcyon classics by halcyon press ltd. Fine with agetoned pages in headchipped dust jacket, else very good with crease along. William hope hodgson author of the house on the borderland. An account of the terrifying metaphysical haunting of a recluses secluded home. The house on the borderland william hope hodgson feedbooks. 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. The house on the borderland by william hope hodgson free ebook. Buy the house on the borderland by william hope hodgson online at alibris. Jun 08, 2016 measuring doom with precision instruments. The first part concerns a house under seige from subterranian hybred swine creatures in a modern night of the living deadstyle episode. Hodgson creates a newer more realisticscientific cosmic horror that left a marked impression on the people who.

I am not a rereader of books generally speaking, but i just finished reading it again for the 8th or 9th time. Tonnison and berreggnog in the ruins that lie to the south. Hodgson 18871918 holds the record for tying up harry houdini the longest. This new edition features an introduction by alan moore, an afterword by iain sinclair, and illustrations by john coulthart. The house on the borderland by william hope hodgson free. The house on the borderland audiobook by william hope. The house on the borderland 1908 is one of the eeriest and trippiest books ive ever read and enjoyed. The house on the borderland by william hope hodgson 2015. The house on the borderland is my first successful reading of william hope hodgson, and one that i initiated with some trepidation, given what a slog the beginning of the night land was. The house on the borderland in search of william hope hodgson in his new book, edward parnell goes in search of the sequestered places of the british isles and explores how these haunted landscapes shaped a kaleidoscopic spectrum of literature and cinema. William hope hodgsons third novel, the house on the borderland, one of the recognized classics of weird fiction and cosmic horror, a precursor to the works of h.

The collected fiction of william hope hodgson, volume 2 william hope hodgeson 4. The narrator and his friend, on a fishing trip in a desolate part of ireland, come upon a ruinous and deserted house set in an unmapped wilderness of. Read in english by john van stan this story helped propel 19th century gothic fiction in the direction of cosmic horror. William hope hodgson, the son of an essex clergyman, spent eight years at sea as a merchant seaman, sailing around the world three times and receiving the. The book is a milestone that signals a radical departure from the typical gothic supernatural fiction of the late 19th century. The house on the borderland 1908 is a supernatural horror novel by british fantasist william hope hodgson. It consists of 156300 pages approximately, depending on the edition. Part 7 of douglas gwilyms reading of william hope hodgsons 1908 weird novella the house on the borderland. William hope hodgson the house on the borderland the hat rack.

The house on the borderland by william hope hodgson. The novels of william hope hodgson by sam gafford evidence that hodgons novels were written in the reverse of the published order. From blackwoods the empty house, through to philip k. The house on the borderland by william hope hodgson, part.

This dates from 1907 and is a piece of wierd cosmic horror from englsh writer william hope hodgson. The house on the borderland by william hope hodgson free at. The house on the borderland and other mysterious places by william hope hodgson. On encountering hodgson s novels in 1934, american horror writer h. Reporter from the borderland by alan gullette biography and brief discussion of his works. At frst, they had appeared to me, just sculptured monsters, placed indiscriminately among the inaccessible peaks and precipices of the surrounding mountains. House on the borderland was the scariest book, the most engrossing sci fi i have ever read. William hope hodgson 18771918 in 1877, two gentlemen, messrs tonnison and berreggnog, head into ireland to spend a week fishing in the village of kraighten.

The latters pseudoarchaic stylization and meandering plot didnt exactly inspire me to press forward, particularly in the midst of the obligatory readings i was undergoing at the time. He went beyond the existing ghost story and gothic molds, synthesizing. The house on the borderland by william hope hodgson too much. The book is a milestone that signals a radical departure. Into that great void my sould be hurled an unassailable classic of supernatural horror and sciencefantasy, the house on the borderland is a cosmic hallucination. The house on the borderland s atmosphere of ineluctable skincrawling suspense, created by william hope hodgson in his tooshort career as an author of supernatural horror, is unparalleled.

Written by william hope hodgson, audiobook narrated by felbrigg napoleon herriot. Classic tale of supernatural horror by william hope hodgson. 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. The setting for the house on the borderland is an ancient house in a lonely part of ireland, where an old man lives alone with his sister and his pets. You can easily see the influence hodgson may have wielded on h. The standard ebooks edition of the house on the borderland. The ghost pirates, a chanty, and another story chapbook, 1909 condensed.