William Hope Hodgson
Novelist, Author
1877 – 1918
Who was William Hope Hodgson?
William Hope Hodgson 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 renown as a bodybuilder. He died in World War I at the age of 40.
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- Born
- Nov 15, 1877
Essex - Also known as
- W. H. Hodgson
- William H. Hodgson
- William Hodgson
- Hodgson, William Hope
- Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Betty Farnworth
(1912 - 1918/04/17)
- Betty Farnworth
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Profession
- Died
- Apr 17, 1918
Ypres
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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