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Reader and Collector, v. 3, issue 3, June 1944

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4. "The Nightland", a novel published by Everley Nash, 1912

5. "Carnacki, The Ghost Finder", short stories, published by Everley Nash, 1913

6. "Men of the Deep Waters", short stories, copyrighted in U.S.A. 1906, first English edition published by Everley Nash, 1914

7. "The Luck of the Strong", short stories, copyrighted in U.S.A. 1912, first published by Everley Nash in England, 1916

8. "Captain Gault", short stories, copyrighted in U.S.A. 1914, first English edition published by Everley Nash, 1917

9. "The Voice of the Ocean", poems, published by Selwyn Blount, 1921

10. "The Calling of the Sea", poems, published by Selwyn Blount, no date

As indicated earlier in this article, one of his short stories, "A Voice in the Night" will be found in Colin De la Mare's collection of ghost stories "They Walk Again" published by Faber and Faber in 1931. And, Dennis Wheatley included three of Hodgson's short stories in his splendid collection of horror tales "A Century of Horror Stories" published by Hutchinson & Co. The titles were "The Island of the Ud" from "The Luck of the Strong"; "The Whistling Room" from "Carnacki, The Ghost Finder"; and "The Derelict" from "Men of Deep Waters."

The first three books listed above in the short bibliography form (in Hodgson's words) "What perhaps may be termed a trilogy; for though very different in scope, each of the three books deals with certain conceptions that have an elemental kinship." A few chapter headings will give some idea of the treat in store for fantasy fans fortunate enough to locate these books---"The Thing That Made Search," "The Island in the Weed," "The Noise in the Valley," "The Weed Men," "The Thing in the Pit," "The Swine Things," etc.

"The Night Land" is one of the longest fantastic romances ever written, running close to six hundred pages. It is a story of the world in the future when the sun has died and the "Last Millions" are living in a large redoubt, a huge pyramid of gray metal nearly eight miles high and five miles around the base. Beyond the pyramid were mighty races of terrible creatures, half-beast and half-man, night hounds, monstrous slugs and other horrible monsters. As a protection against all these evils a great electric circle was put about the pyramid and lit from the Earth Current. It bounded the pyramid for a mile on each side and none of the monsters were able to cross it due to a subtle vibration which affected their brains.

"Carnacki, The Ghost Finder" is a series of six short ghost stories in which Carnacki investigates ghostly phenomena in various homes. One or two of the tales are somewhat weakened by a natural explanation of the ghosts, but each of the stories is well worth reading.

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3. 4. "The Nightland", a novel published by Everley Nash, 1912 5. "Carnacki, The Ghost Finder", short stories, published by Everley Nash, 1913 6. "Men of the Deep Waters", short stories, copyrighted in U.S.A. 1906, first English edition published by Everley Nash, 1914 7. "The Luck of the Strong", short stories, copyrighted in U.S.A. 1912, first published by Everley Nash in England, 1916 8. "Captain Gault", short stories, copyrighted in U.S.A. 1914, first English edition published by Everley Nash, 1917 9. "The Voice of the Ocean", poems, published by Selwyn Blount, 1921 10. "The Calling of the Sea", poems, published by Selwyn Blount, no date As indicated earlier in this article, one of his short stories, "A Voice in the Night" will be found in Colin De la Mare's collection of ghost stories "They Walk Again" published by Faber and Faber in 1931. And, Dennis Wheatley included three of Hodgson's short stories in his splendid collection of horror tales "A Century of Horror Stories" published by Hutchinson & Co. The titles were "The Island of the Ud" from "The Luck of the Strong"; "The Whistling Room" from "Carnacki, The Ghost Finder"; and "The Derelict" from "Men of Deep Waters." The first three books listed above in the short bibliography form (in Hodgson's words) "What perhaps may be termed a trilogy; for though very different in scope, each of the three books deals with certain conceptions that have an elemental kinship." A few chapter headings will give some idea of the treat in store for fantasy fans fortunate enough to locate these books---"The Thing That Made Search," "The Island in the Weed," "The Noise in the Valley," "The Weed Men," "The Thing in the Pit," "The Swine Things," etc. "The Night Land" is one of the longest fantastic romances ever written, running close to six hundred pages. It is a story of the world in the future when the sun has died and the "Last Millions" are living in a large redoubt, a huge pyramid of gray metal nearly eight miles high and five miles around the base. Beyond the pyramid were mighty races of terrible creatures, half-beast and half-man, night hounds, monstrous slugs and other horrible monsters. As a protection against all these evils a great electric circle was put about the pyramid and lit from the Earth Current. It bounded the pyramid for a mile on each side and none of the monsters were able to cross it due to a subtle vibration which affected their brains. "Carnacki, The Ghost Finder" is a series of six short ghost stories in which Carnacki investigates ghostly phenomena in various homes. One or two of the tales are somewhat weakened by a natural explanation of the ghosts, but each of the stories is well worth reading.