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Reader and Collector, v. 3, issue 3, June 1944
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12. These various abilities enabled Hodgson to write such a novel as "The Ghost Pirates," which to my mind fulfills at book length all the canons of the spectral tale laid down by Lovecraft, James, and others. It is painstakingly realistic---consider the earthy, pungent conversations of the sailors---except when touching on the central supernatural phenomenon. There is no "scientific" explanation to let you down. Nor is the story itself marred by romantic concessions---there is a steady progress toward doom, in which the suspense builds with an almost unparalleled uninterruptedness. (Incidently, Sime's frontispiece for the book is magnificent and---oh, rare virtue!---magnificently faithful.) --- The Place of Storms "While, in the sea, far down between Storm's Knees, I saw a bloated horror watching there - A waiting shape, a shark; and deeper still, A hideous, loathsome, writhing mass, that claimed The Ocean's silent bed - a foul affront To Nature's strange and wondrous handiwork, Smirching the very deep with darker hue."
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12. These various abilities enabled Hodgson to write such a novel as "The Ghost Pirates," which to my mind fulfills at book length all the canons of the spectral tale laid down by Lovecraft, James, and others. It is painstakingly realistic---consider the earthy, pungent conversations of the sailors---except when touching on the central supernatural phenomenon. There is no "scientific" explanation to let you down. Nor is the story itself marred by romantic concessions---there is a steady progress toward doom, in which the suspense builds with an almost unparalleled uninterruptedness. (Incidently, Sime's frontispiece for the book is magnificent and---oh, rare virtue!---magnificently faithful.) --- The Place of Storms "While, in the sea, far down between Storm's Knees, I saw a bloated horror watching there - A waiting shape, a shark; and deeper still, A hideous, loathsome, writhing mass, that claimed The Ocean's silent bed - a foul affront To Nature's strange and wondrous handiwork, Smirching the very deep with darker hue."
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