The Collected Works of William Hope Hodgson
A Journey into the Macabre and Mysterious Worlds of Horror and FantasyBy William Hope Hodgson
Length61h 26m
About this audiobook
The Collected Works of William Hope Hodgson is a comprehensive anthology that consolidates Hodgson's innovative contributions to early 20th-century speculative fiction, horror, and weird literature. Renowned for his unique blend of supernatural elements and psychological depth, Hodgson'Äôs prose immerses readers within atmospheric and often claustrophobic settings. His works, characterized by intricate sentences and vivid imagery, explore themes of cosmic horror, the fragility of the human psyche, and the confrontation with the unknown, making this collection a significant fixture in the canon of Gothic and science fiction literature. William Hope Hodgson, an English writer and a sailor, drew heavily from his maritime experiences, which informed much of his writing, particularly the seminal works such as "The House on the Borderland" and "The Night Land." His unique perspective allowed him to blur the lines between reality and imagination, creating narratives filled with existential dread and expansive worlds beyond earthly comprehension. Hodgson's tragic early death in 1918 marked the loss of a visionary whose works greatly influenced subsequent authors in the horror genre, including H.P. Lovecraft. For both scholars and enthusiasts of horror and speculative fiction, The Collected Works of William Hope Hodgson stands as an essential volume that encapsulates the depth and haunting beauty of his literary vision. It invites readers to embark on an unsettling journey through unimaginable realms and confront the shadows lurking at the edges of human understanding.
Audiobook details
GenreHorror, Fantasy
Length61 hrs 26 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJan 17, 2024
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1The Weird Work of William Hope Hodgson by H. P. Lovecraft
79XI The Homeward Way
2I The Land of Lonesomeness
80XII Downward of the Gorge
3II The Ship in the Creek
81XIII Homeward by the Shore (pt. 1)
4III The Thing That Made Search
82XIII Homeward by the Shore (pt. 2)
5IV The Two Faces
83XIV On the Island
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6V The Great Storm
84XV Past the House of Silence
7VI The Weed-Choked Sea
85XVI In the Country of Silence
8VII The Island in the Weed
86XVII The Love Days
9VIII The Noises in the Valley
87THE GATEWAY OF THE MONSTER
10IX What Happened in the Dusk
88THE HOUSE AMONG THE LAURELS
11X The Light in the Weed
89THE WHISTLING ROOM
12XI The Signals From the Ship
90THE HORSE OF THE INVISIBLE
13XII The Making of the Great Bow
91THE SEARCHER OF THE END HOUSE
14XIII The Weed Men
92THE THING INVISIBLE
15XIV In Communication
93The Haunted Jarvee
16XV Aboard the Hulk
94The Find
17XVI Freed
951
18To My Father(Whose feet tread the lost aeons)
962
19Author’s Introduction to the Manuscript
973
20I The Finding of the Manuscript
984
21II The Plain of Silence
995
22III The House in the Arena
1006
23IV The Earth
1017
24V The Thing in the Pit
102"The Losing of the Homebird"
25VI The Swine-Things
103THE FIFTH MESSAGE
26VII The Attack
104THE MYSTERY OF THE DERELICT
27VIII After the Attack
105I.
28IX In the Cellars
106II.
29X The Time of Waiting
107I
30XI The Searching of the Gardens
108II
31XII The Subterranean Pit
109III
32XIII The Trap in the Great Cellar
110IV
33XIV The Sea of Sleep
111V
34XV The Noise in the Night
112VI
35XVI The Awakening
113VII
36XVII The Slowing Rotation
114Dedication
37XVIII The Green Star
115PREFACE
38XIX The End of the Solar System
116ON THE BRIDGE
39XX The Celestial Globes
1172
40XXI The Dark Sun
1183
41XXII The Dark Nebula
1194
42XXIII Pepper
1205
43XXIV The Footsteps in the Garden
1216
44XXV The Thing From the Arena
1227
45XXVI The Luminous Speck
123THE DERELICT
46XXVII Conclusion
124MY HOUSE SHALL BE CALLED THE HOUSE OF PRAYER
47Grief
125THE CAPTAIN OF THE ONION BOAT
48To Mary Whalley
126THE VOICE IN THE NIGHT
49Preface
127THROUGH THE VORTEX OF A CYCLONE
50The Hell O! O! Chaunty
1282
51I The Figure Out of the Sea
1293
52II What Tammy the ’Prentice Saw
1304
53III The Man Up the Main
1315
54IV The Fooling with the Sail
132The Case of the Curio Dealer
55V The End of Williams
133The Red Herring
56VI Another Man to the Wheel
134The Drum of Saccharine
57VII The Coming of the Mist, and that which it Ushered
135Chapter I
58VIII After the Coming of the Mist
136Chapter II
59IX The Man Who Cried for Help
137Chapter III
60X Hands that Plucked
138Chapter IV
61XI The Search for Stubbins
139Chapter V
62XII The Council
140Chapter VI
63XIII The Shadow in the Sea
141Chapter VII
64XIV The Ghost Ships
142Chapter VIII
65XV The Great Ghost Ship
143Chapter IX
66XVI The Ghost Pirates
144Chapter X
67AppendixThe Silent Ship
145Chapter I
68The Dreams that are only Dreams
146Chapter I
69I Mirdath the Beautiful
147Chapter I
70II The Last Redoubt
148Chapter I
71III The Quiet Calling
149Chapter I
72IV The Hushing of the Voice
150Chapter I
73V Into the Night Land
151THE VOICE OF THE OCEAN
74VI The Way That I Did Go
152GREY SEAS ARE DREAMING OF MY DEATH
75VII The Night Land
153Shoon of the Dead
76VIII Down the Mighty Slope
154Madre Mia
77IX The Dark Pyramid
155Footnotes:
78X The Maid of the Olden Days
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