![]() Joshi studies the supernatural in Hodgson’s short stories Mark Valentine and Leigh Blackmore analyze his very popular stories about Carnacki, the ghost-finder Sam Gafford, in a series of papers, studies such topics as Hodgson’s views on women and his early encounter with Harry Houdini Emily Alder studies the use of maritime legends in Hodgson’s work. Lovecraft, August Derleth, and Ellery Queen set the stage for wide-ranging pieces by leading Hodgson scholars on various aspects of his work. Early reviews and essays by such critics as H. ![]() This volume, the first full-length book devoted to Hodgson’s life and work, features a wealth of previously unavailable information on the British master of sea horror. 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” and “The Mystery of the Derelict.” And yet, Hodgson has so far failed to gain the recognition that is his due. ![]() William Hope Hodgson (1877–1918) was one of the pioneering authors of weird fiction in his time. Seven Decades of Criticism on the Master of Cosmic HorrorĮdited by Massimo Berruti, S. ![]()
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