The days of light are nothing by a legend they are a story told to soothe children. You may copy it, give it away or reuse it under the terms of the project gutenberg license included with this ebook or online at. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. The night land by william hope hodgson librarything. William hope hodgson 18771918 was one of the pioneering authors of weird fiction in his time. William hope hodgsons the night land skulls in the stars. Lovecraft as one of the most potent pieces of macabre imagination ever written, the night lands tells the. The night land a love tale william hope hodgson in the far future, an unnamed narrator, who along with what remains of the human race dwells uneasily in an underground fortresscity surrounded by brooding, chaotic, relentless watching things, silent ones, hounds, giants, abhumans, brutes, and enormous slugs and spiders, follows a telepathic distress signal into the unfathomable. The night land is science fiction, and the science hodgson turned to was the work of 19th century physicist lord kelvin william thomson.
Lovecrafts described the novel as one of the most potent pieces of macabre imagination ever written. The night land isbn 9781596744288 pdf epub william hope. The often bizarre sentence structure and idiosyncratic use of grammar and punctuation require a certain amount of effort on the readers part persevere, though, and you should get used to it. Night land by william hope hodgson, free ebook global grey. As most hodgson aficionados would admit, the night land is a flawed jewel. The last few millions of the human race are gathered together in a gigantic metal pyramid, nearly eight miles high the last redoubt, under siege from unknown forces and powers outside in the dark. The night land 1912 by william hope hodgson one of the strangest visions ever published in science fiction or fantasy is presented.
Read in english by mark nelson chapters 17 the sun has gone out and the earth is lit only by the glow of residual vulcanism. Lovecraft as being one of the most potent pieces of macabre imagination ever written, the night land is a classic horror fantasy novel by william hope hodgson published in 1912. He strips the cumbersome prose of hodgsons original and transports the bewitchingly alien world of the night lands into a compelling, readable work. It is not known if this is a true human scholars continue to debate. The night land internet speculative fiction database. The sun has gone out and the earth is lit only by the glow of residual vulcanism. The night land is a horror fantasy novel by english writer william hope hodgson, first published in 1912. One of the most potent pieces of macabre imagination ever written h.
If you like hodgsons other stuff read this too, you wont regret it. This book is available for free download in a number of formats including epub, pdf, azw, mobi and more. The last millions of humans still live in their last redoubt but the end of their days is at hand. On the most basic level, its a heroic fantasy in which the knight in shining armor braves terrible monsters and overcomes formidable challenges to rescue the distressed damsel. Focusing, as few of his colleagues did, on the horror novel, hodgson wrote such immortal works as the house on the borderland 1908 and the night land 1912, while also writing many significant short stories such as the voice in the night and the mystery of the derelict. One of the strangest visions ever published in science fiction or fantasy is presented. As a work of fantasy it belongs to the dying earth. Librivox recording of the night land by william hope hodgson. James stoddards remake, a story retold, is frighteningly close to being a true masterpiece. The prose is clumsy and laboured, the repetition is vitiating and the second half of the book sags due to a mix of turgid storytelling and limited content, but hodgsons transmutation of the ghost story into a fantasy epic is also ingenious, aweinspiring and without.
The night land pdf adobe drm can be read on any device that can open pdf adobe drm files. Listen to the night land by william hope hodgson at. Over his short career he produced a large body of work which explored and covered many genres. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Since mirdath, my beautiful one, died and left me lonely in this world, i have suffered an anguish, and an utter and dreadful pain of longing, such as truly no words shall ever tell. The night land is a classic horror novel by william hope hodgson, first published in 1912. The night land is a horrorfantasy novel by english writer william hope hodgson, first published in 1912. The last few millions of the human race are gathered together in a gigantic metal pyramid, the last redoubt, under siege from unknown forces and powers outside in the dark. In recent years, a tall figure in shattered grey armour has been seen wandering the road where the silent ones walk.
The night land the pseudoarchaic language lumbers along, the plot is simple and largely descriptive, there is virtually no dialog, the characters are thin, there is an unpleasant thread of misogyny in the character relationships, and the whole mass is excessively long and repetitive. William hope hodgsons the night land is a flawed masterpiece. As a work of fantasy it belongs to the dying earth subgenre. The night land by william hope hodgson, paperback barnes. The night land is certainly not the best place to start if youre new to the works of william hope hodgeson. The night land by william hope hodgson public domain. The night land wikisource, the free online library. Greg bears city at the end of time is a homage to the classic the night land wm h. The night land william hope hodgson by grantfinney issuu. The night land kindle edition by william hope hodgson. The night land a love tale by william hope hodgson. The night land by william hope hodgson free ebook manybooks. William hope hodgsons the night land was first published in 1912.
The night land this is a git repository of the source files for the fantasy novel the night land 1912 by william hope hodgson. Night land by william hope hodgson free at loyal books. If you like hodgson s other stuff read this too, you wont regret it. The night land was revived in paperback by ballantine books, which republished the. It is one of the most potent pieces of macabre imagination ever written. This book is in the public domain, see the license file for details. According to critical consensus, in this work, despite his often laboured and clumsy language, hodgson achieves a deep power of.
Hodgson also published a much shorter version of the novel, entitled the dream of x 1912. There are a number of classic works of weird fantasy and horror which have been lost from the mainstream but are well worth a look. The night land william hope hodgson 207 installments a man attempts to reach a lost group of humans in a nightmarish future. The night land is very strange, but also memorable, visionary and ultimately enchanting. The sun has gone out and humanitys last survivors live secluded in a giant pyramid. Lovecraft as one of the most potent pieces of macabre imagination.
Not a solitary light shines in the heavens and the earth is lit only by the glow of residual vulcanism. The night land by william hope hodgson chapters 17. If you struggled with, or gave up on, the night land. Hodgson, and having read bothgreg bears version tells a better story in a similar landscape, and is much more readable. William hope hodgson was born in essex, england on november 15th, 1877.
Global grey free pdf, epub, kindle ebook pages pdf. William hope hodgson 1877 1918 the sun has gone out and the earth is lit only by the glow of residual vulcanism. From horror, to science fiction, to stories on the sea, where he had spent much. The 100 best books, and yet in this overview volumes sister collection, horror. These are held back by a circle of energy, known as. Hodgson also published a much shorter version of the novel, entitled the dream of x. Read in english by mark nelsonthe sun has gone out and the earth is lit only. Telling the story of a dying earth, the night land starts with a man from the 17th century who, mourning the death of his true love, is given a vision through the eyes his future incarnation. The night land, by william hope hodgson the project gutenberg ebook of the night land, by william hope hodgson this ebook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. The night land isbn 9781775415398 pdf epub william hope.
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