The House on the Borderland

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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.

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3.6/5 · 12003 readers · 154 pages · ≈ 2 h 51 m · Moderate

How long does it take to read The House on the Borderland?

About ≈ 2 h 51 m — 154 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.Typical novel≈ 5 h 56 mThe House on the Borderland~2 h 51 m

How many pages is The House on the Borderland?

154 pages in its most-read edition.Typical novel320The House on the Borderland154

What genre is The House on the Borderland?

It sits on the Horror, Science Fiction, Fantasy shelves.

Is The House on the Borderland in the public domain?

No — it is still under copyright.

Where does The House on the Borderland take place?

It is set in Ireland.

Who wrote The House on the Borderland?

William Hope Hodgson.

Setting Ireland
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