William Hope Hodgson - The Ghost Pirates: “.the history of all love is writ with one pen.”

Hodgson, William Hope

ISBN 10: 1785431854 / ISBN 13: 9781785431852

Published by A Word To The Wise, 2017

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: William Hope Hodgson - The Ghost Pirates: ?.the history of all love is writ with one pen.?
• Publisher: A Word To The Wise
• Publication Date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1785431854
• ISBN 13: 9781785431852
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

William Hope Hodgson was born in Essex, England on November 15th, 1877. Over his short career he produced a large body of work which explored and covered many genres. From horror, to science fiction, to stories on the sea, where he had spent much of his early life. In 1899, at the age of 22, he opened W. H. Hodgson's School of Physical Culture, in Blackburn, England, offering tailored exercise regimes for personal training. Eventually the business shut down and he immersed himself in writing. An article in 1903 "Physical Culture versus Recreative Exercises" seems to be one of the first and the following year came his first short story "The Goddess of Death". It was the beginning of an intensely creative period in his life. When war drew its shadow over Europe Hodgson received a commission as a Lieutenant in the Royal Artillery. In 1916 he was thrown from a horse and suffered a serious head injury; he received a mandatory discharge, and returned to writing. Hodgson recovered sufficiently to re-enlist but at the Battle of Ypres in April 1918 he was killed by an artillery shell.