The dream of X and other fantastic visions : being the fifth volume of the collected fiction of William Hope Hodgson

From Publishers Weekly This final volume of works by English author, disillusioned sailor and bodybuilder Hodgson (1877–1918) presents 31 strange and unsettling visions of fantasy, horror and future worlds both terrifyingly close to and infinitely removed from our own, including several condensations and alternate versions of Hodgson's best known works. Despite some labored archaisms and obtrusive dialects, the emotional depth of the poignant Valley of Lost Children and the searing Judge Barclay's Wife exemplifies Hodgson's penetrating insight into the abuses society masks beneath its supposed values and ideals, while the eerily Swiftian Date 1965: Modern Warfare, written in 1908, foresees the horrors of the trenches. Today's readers will find it a struggle, but one worth undertaking. (Sept.) Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. Product Description The fifth of a five volume set collecting all of Hodgson's published fiction. Each volume contains one of Hodgson's novels, along with a selection of thematically-linked short fiction. 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. Edited By Douglas A. Anderson. The fifth of a five volume set collecting all of Hodgson's published fiction. Each volume contains one of Hodgson's novels, along with a selection of thematically-linked short fiction. Skyhorse Publishing, under our Night Shade and Talos imprints, is proud to publish a broad range of titles for readers interested in science fiction (space opera, time travel, hard SF, alien invasion, near-future dystopia), fantasy (grimdark, sword and sorcery, contemporary urban fantasy, steampunk, alternative history), and horror (zombies, vampires, and the occult and supernatural), and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller, a national bestseller, or a Hugo or Nebula award-winner, we are committed to publishing quality books from a diverse group of authors. A collection of short stories includes "The Sargasso Sea Stories," "The Exploits of Captain Gault," and "The Adventures of Captain Jat."