William Hope Hodgson

William Hope Hodgson was born in Essex, England, on November 15, 1877, and is known as a prominent writer in the fantasy, horror and science fiction branches of English literature; He influenced a wide readership with his short stories, novels and poems.

Hodgson, who participated in the First World War as a volunteer, died at the age of 40 after being hit by artillery fire during the Battle of Ypres on 19 April 1918.

The works he wrote throughout his life include the novels "The Boats of the Glen Carrig" published in 1907, "The House on the Border" published in 1908, "The Ghost Pirates" in 1909, "Night Country" published in 1912 and "The Dream of X" published in the same year. In the world of poetry, "Amanda Panda", "Beyond the Dawning", "Billy Ben", "Bring Out Your Dead", "The Calling of the Sea", "Down the Long Coasts", "Eight Bells", "Grey Seas are Dreaming of My Death", "The Hell!

Oo! Chaunty", "I Come Again", "I Have Borne My Lord a Son", "Listening", "Little Garments", “Lost”, “Madre Mia”, “Mimosa”, “The Morning Lands”, “My Babe, My Babe”, “Nevermore”, “The Night Wind”, “O Parent Sea”, “The Pirates”, “The Place of Storms”, “Rest”, “The Ship”, “The Sobbing of the Freshwater” (London Magazine, 1912), “The Song of the Great Bull Whale” (Grand Magazine, 1912), “Song of the Ship”, “Speak Well of the Dead”, “Storm”, “Thou Living Sea”, “To My Father”, “The Voice of the Ocean”, “Shoon of the Dead” and “Who Makes Their Bed in Deep Waters”.

William Hope Hodgson was born in England on April 14, 1877. He died on April 19, 1918.

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