The House on the Borderland

The House on the Borderland

By William Hope Hodgson Introduction by Mike Ashley

$8.95

Publication Date: 8th August 2008

A reclusive man, retreating to the Irish countryside with his sister, finds himself one day at the portal to another dimension. Years later, amid the crumbling ruins of his home, a pair of travelers find his diary and its horrifying details of the terrors that stalked his world — grotesque, swine-like monsters crawling from an abyss to swarm about the doors, fierce storms that threatened to unleash malevolent supernatural powers, and a harrowing vision of the death of the solar system."A classic of the first order," declared H. P. Lovecraft of this hugely influential novel. First publishe... Read More
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A reclusive man, retreating to the Irish countryside with his sister, finds himself one day at the portal to another dimension. Years later, amid the crumbling ruins of his home, a pair of travelers find his diary and its horrifying details of the terrors that stalked his world — grotesque, swine-like monsters crawling from an abyss to swarm about the doors, fierce storms that threatened to unleash malevolent supernatural powers, and a harrowing vision of the death of the solar system."A classic of the first order," declared H. P. Lovecraft of this hugely influential novel. First publishe... Read More
Description
A reclusive man, retreating to the Irish countryside with his sister, finds himself one day at the portal to another dimension. Years later, amid the crumbling ruins of his home, a pair of travelers find his diary and its horrifying details of the terrors that stalked his world — grotesque, swine-like monsters crawling from an abyss to swarm about the doors, fierce storms that threatened to unleash malevolent supernatural powers, and a harrowing vision of the death of the solar system."A classic of the first order," declared H. P. Lovecraft of this hugely influential novel. First published in 1908, it bridges the era between traditional ghost stories and modern fantasy. Modern readers will savor its compelling journey through space and time and its evocative blend of the best aspects of horror and science fiction.

Reprint of the Chapman & Hall, London, 1908 edition.
Details
  • Price: $8.95
  • Pages: 160
  • Publisher: Dover Publications
  • Imprint: Dover Publications
  • Series: Dover Literature: Gothic/Horror
  • Publication Date: 8th August 2008
  • Trim Size: 5.5 x 8.5 in
  • ISBN: 9780486468792
  • Format: Paperback
  • BISACs:
    FICTION / Ghost
    FICTION / Horror
    FICTION / Fantasy / General
Author Bio
Considered to be a master of the sea story, English-born William Hope Hodgson wrote from experience gained firsthand at sea. He went on to explore the genres of horror, science fiction and the supernatural, inspired by such authors as H. G. Wells and Edgar Allan Poe. Most of his work — essays, short stories, novels, and poetry — was written in the eleven years before he was killed in World War I.

Table of Contents
The Finding of the Manuscript
The Plain of Silence
The House in the Arena
The Earth
The Thing in the Pit
The Swine-Things
The Attack
After the Attack
In the Cellars
The Time of Waiting
The Searching of the Gardens
The Subterranean Pit
The Trap in the Great Cellar
The Sea of Sleep
The Noise in the Night
The Awakening
The Slowing Rotation
The Green Star
The End of the Solar System
The Celestial Globes
The Dark Sun
The Dark Nebula
Pepper
The Footsteps in the Garden
The Thing from the Arena
The Luminous Speck
Conclusion
A reclusive man, retreating to the Irish countryside with his sister, finds himself one day at the portal to another dimension. Years later, amid the crumbling ruins of his home, a pair of travelers find his diary and its horrifying details of the terrors that stalked his world — grotesque, swine-like monsters crawling from an abyss to swarm about the doors, fierce storms that threatened to unleash malevolent supernatural powers, and a harrowing vision of the death of the solar system."A classic of the first order," declared H. P. Lovecraft of this hugely influential novel. First published in 1908, it bridges the era between traditional ghost stories and modern fantasy. Modern readers will savor its compelling journey through space and time and its evocative blend of the best aspects of horror and science fiction.

Reprint of the Chapman & Hall, London, 1908 edition.
  • Price: $8.95
  • Pages: 160
  • Publisher: Dover Publications
  • Imprint: Dover Publications
  • Series: Dover Literature: Gothic/Horror
  • Publication Date: 8th August 2008
  • Trim Size: 5.5 x 8.5 in
  • ISBN: 9780486468792
  • Format: Paperback
  • BISACs:
    FICTION / Ghost
    FICTION / Horror
    FICTION / Fantasy / General
Considered to be a master of the sea story, English-born William Hope Hodgson wrote from experience gained firsthand at sea. He went on to explore the genres of horror, science fiction and the supernatural, inspired by such authors as H. G. Wells and Edgar Allan Poe. Most of his work — essays, short stories, novels, and poetry — was written in the eleven years before he was killed in World War I.

The Finding of the Manuscript
The Plain of Silence
The House in the Arena
The Earth
The Thing in the Pit
The Swine-Things
The Attack
After the Attack
In the Cellars
The Time of Waiting
The Searching of the Gardens
The Subterranean Pit
The Trap in the Great Cellar
The Sea of Sleep
The Noise in the Night
The Awakening
The Slowing Rotation
The Green Star
The End of the Solar System
The Celestial Globes
The Dark Sun
The Dark Nebula
Pepper
The Footsteps in the Garden
The Thing from the Arena
The Luminous Speck
Conclusion