The Dream of X and Other Fantastic Visions
Illustrations by Jason Van Hollander.
Contents:
- Introduction: That Delicious Shiver by Ross E. Lockhart
- Fantastic Visions
- The Valley of Lost Children
- Date 1965: Modern Warfare
- My House Shall Be Called the House of Prayer
- Judge Barclay's Wife
- The Getting Even of Tommy Dodd
- Sea Horses
- How the Honourable Billy Darrell Raised the Wind
- The Getting Even of 'Parson' Guyles
- The Friendship of Monsieur Jeynois
- The Inn of the Black Crow
- What Happened in the Thunderbolt
- How Sir Jerrold Treyn Dealt with the Dutch in Caunston Cove
- Jem Binney and the Safe at Lockwood Hall
- Diamond Cut Diamond with a Vengeance
- Eloi, Eloi, Lama Sabachthani
- The Room of Fear
- The Promise
- Captain Dang
- Captain Dan Danblasten
- Copyright Versions
- The Ghost Pirates
- Carnacki, the Ghost Finder
- The Dream of X
- Senator Sandy Mac Ghee
- The Last Word in Mysteries
- The Dumpley Acrostics
- Alternate Versions
- An Adventure of the Deep Waters
- Captain Gunbolt Charity and the Painted Lady
- The Storm
- The Crew of the Lancing
- Counterfeits
- The Raft
- R.M.S. "Empress of Australia"
- A Note on the Texts
William Hope Hodgson
William Hope Hodgson (1877–1918) 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. Hodgson used his experiences at sea to lend authentic detail to his short horror stories, many of which are set on the ocean, including his series of linked tales forming the "Sargasso Sea Mythos". His novels such as The Night Land and The House on the Borderland feature more cosmic themes, but several of his novels also focus on horrors associated with the sea. 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.
The Collected Fiction of William Hope Hodgson
The Collected Fiction of William Hope Hodgson consists of five books. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.