William Hope Hodgson

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Good links on Hodgson and the First World War:


fantastic-writers-and-the-great-war.com/the-writers/william-hope-hodgson/


fantastic-writers-and-the-great-war.com/war-experiences/william-hope-hodgson/

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William hope Hogson was in his late 30s when World War I commenced. He volunteered to serve. Despite an injury while at the front which was thought sufficient to keep him out of active service, he rehabilitated himself and demanded to be posted back to the trenches. He died on this day 100 years ago. What a loss.

This is an excellent post on Hodgson's service in WWI and his death in the trenches:


williamhopehodgson.wordpress.com/2018/04/19/100-years-ago-today/



Also, a detailed look at the questions surrounding the date of WHH's death:


williamhopehodgson.wordpress.com/2018/04/17/on-what-day-did-hodgson-die/

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Al Harron gives props to Hodgson on this day:



theblogthattimeforgot.blogspot.co.uk/2018/04/lost-in-borderlands-william-hope-hodgson.html

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This sounds frikkin' SWEET!


www.swanriverpress.ie/title_borderland.html

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This sounds frikkin' SWEET!


www.swanriverpress.ie/title_borderland.html

"Many are the hours in which I have pondered upon the story that is set forth in the following pages. I trust that my instincts are not awry when they prompt me to leave the account, in simplicity, as it was handed to me."
W. H. Hodgson

Always loved awesome opening one-liners.  They just don't happen as much any more.  Howard had his famous, "I came to Dagon's Cave to kill Richard Brent" of The People of the Dark while Lovecraft's, "It is true that I have sent six bullets through the head of my best friend, and yet I hope to show by this statement that I am not his murderer" of The Thing on the Doorstep is epic.

I need to give Borderland a reread.  It's been too dang long, Deuce.

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Morgan Scorpion reads "A Tropical Horror"

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Here's a post from DMR Books by our Deuce.

Hodgson Meets His Doom at Ypres
dmrbooks.com/test-blog/2018/4/23/hodgson-meets-his-doom-at-ypres