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The House on the Borderland
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The House on the Borderland Paperback - 2016

by William Hope Hodgson


From the publisher

Hodgson wrote a trilogy consisting of Date 1965 Modern Warfare, The House on the Borderland, and The Ghost Pirates. 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. His diary is found and it tells the story of a huge cavern below the house filled with white pig like monsters. The old man has had to flight these creatures. He then sees his house in an alternate space-time plain that is isolated from the rest of his world. This haunting tale conveys intense isolations and loneliness. William Hope Hodgson (November 15, 1877 - 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. Early in his writing career he dedicated effort to poetry, although few of his poems were published during his lifetime. He also attracted some notice as a photographer and achieved some renown as a bodybuilder. He died in World War I at the age of 40.

Details

  • Title The House on the Borderland
  • Author William Hope Hodgson
  • Binding Paperback
  • Pages 152
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
  • Date 2016-10
  • ISBN 9781539448846 / 1539448843
  • Weight 0.47 lbs (0.21 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.02 x 5.98 x 0.33 in (22.91 x 15.19 x 0.84 cm)