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‘The Boats of the Glen Carrig’ – The ship ‘Glen Carrig’ gets lost at sea when it strikes ‘a hidden rock’ and several survivors escape the wreck in two lifeboats. But that is when their agony actually begins, as they become exposed to the Sargasso Sea, also known as ‘cemetery of the oceans’.
‘The Ghost Pirates’ – Jessop is the only survivor of the final voyage of the Mortzestus, rescued from drowning by the crew of the passing Sangier. He begins to recount how he came to be aboard the ill-fated Mortzestus, the rumors surrounding the vessel and the unusual events that rapidly increase in both frequency and severity. He describes his confusion and uncertainty about what he believes he has seen, at times fearing for his own sanity.
‘Sargasso Sea Stories’ is the group of short stories which are set around the Sargasso Sea:
From the Tideless Sea Part One
From the Tideless Sea Part Two
The Mystery of the Derelict
The Thing in the Weeds
The Finding of the Graiken
‘Men of the Deep Waters’ is a collection of short stories about the deep waters of mysterious seas, and the great deep of life:
On the Bridge
The Sea Horses
The Derilict
My House Shall Be Called the House of Prayer
The Captain of the Onion Boat
The Voice in the Night
Through the Vortex of a Cyclone
The Shamraken Homeward-Bounder
‘Captain Gault, Being the Exceedingly Private Log of a Sea-Captain’ is a collection of short stories about the law breaking captain with many tricks in the bag:
The Case of the Curio Dealer
The Red Herring
The Drum of Saccharine
Other Sea Stories:
Jack Grey, Second Mate
Demons of the Sea
Out of the Storm
A Tropical Horror
The Stone Ship
The Real Thing
Sobre o autor
William Hope Hodgson (1877-1918) was an English author who produced many short stories and novels, spanning several overlapping genres including horror, fantasy and science fiction.