The House on the Borderland
The House on the Borderland is a 1946 horror and Victorian science fiction novel by William Hope Hodgson. Much of the action takes place in Ireland. It deals with visionary & metaphysical and Lovecraftian.
Open Library readers give it an average of 4.0 out of 5 from 7 ratings, and 123 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 43 editions. On Project Gutenberg it was downloaded 11,261 times in the last 30 days.
It runs to roughly 181 pages — 3–4 hours of reading at an average pace. It is in the public domain, so you can read it free on Project Gutenberg or listen to the 5 h 38 min LibriVox audiobook.
About The House on the Borderland
The House on the Borderland is a supernatural horror novel by William Hope Hodgson. He went beyond the existing ghost story and gothic molds, synthesizing a new cosmic horror that made a huge impact on later writers of weird tales, notably H. P. Lovecraft. The two gentlemen Tonnison and Berreggnog head to a village in Ireland for a week's fishing. There they discover the ruins of a strange house and the diary of the house's former occupant, the words on its torn pages hinting at an evil far beyond anything that has existed in this world before.
Free audiobook
The House on the Borderland — LibriVox recording, 5 h 38 min in 29 sections.
Public-domain recording by volunteer readers. Listen online, download MP3s or stream from the Internet Archive.
Opening line
“Right away in the west of Ireland lies a tiny hamlet called Kraighten.”
Quick answers
Who wrote The House on the Borderland?
The House on the Borderland was written by William Hope Hodgson and first published in 1946.
What genre is The House on the Borderland?
It is usually shelved as Horror, Victorian Science Fiction and Classic Fantasy.
How long is The House on the Borderland?
The median edition has 181 pages, about 3–4 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.
Is The House on the Borderland free to read?
Yes. It is in the public domain in the United States and can be read free on Project Gutenberg in EPUB, Kindle and HTML formats.
Is there a free audiobook of The House on the Borderland?
Yes — LibriVox volunteers recorded it; the recording runs 5 h 38 min.
What books are similar to The House on the Borderland?
Readers who like it often enjoy The Invisible Man, In a Glass Darkly and The Jewel of Seven Stars.
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