Weird Tales of William Hope Hodgson

Tales of the Weird

Xavier Aldana Reyes, William Hope Hodgson

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British Library
03 July 2019

Series: British Library Tales of the Weird

A splash of something huge resounds through the sea-fog. In the stillness of a dark room, some unspeakable evil is making its approach.

This new selection offers the most chilling and unsettling of Hodgson's short fiction, from encounters with abominations at sea to fireside tales of otherworldly forces from his inventive `occult detective' character Carnacki, the ghost finder.

A master of conjuring atmosphere, when the horror inevitably arrives it is delivered with breathtaking pace and the author's unique evocation of overwhelming panic.

By: William Hope Hodgson
Edited by: Xavier Aldana Reyes
Imprint: British Library
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Volume: 8
Dimensions: Height: 190mm, Width: 130mm,
ISBN: 9780712352338
ISBN 10: 0712352333
Series: British Library Tales of the Weird
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 03 July 2019
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction; `A Tropical Horror' (1905); `The Voice in the Night' (1907); 'Out of the Storm' (1908); `The Gateway of the Monster' (1910); `The Horse of the Invisible' (1910); `The Whistling Room' (1910); `The Derelict' (1912); `The Thing in the Weeds' (1916); `The Hog' (1947); `The Riven Night' (1973)

William Hope Hodgson (1877-1918) is renowned as a master of nautical mystery and horror stories, which possess a unique authenticity due to Hodgson's youth spent at sea and in the navy. He is also celebrated as the creator of the memorable occult detective character, Carnacki. Hodgson wrote many classic ghost and sea stories before his death near Ypres during the First World War.