{"product_id":"the-house-on-the-borderland-heathen-edition-hardcover","title":"The House on the Borderland (Heathen Edition) - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWilliam Hope Hodgson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWilliam Hope Hodgson\u003c\/strong\u003e (1877-1918) was an English author best known for \u003cem\u003eThe Night Land\u003c\/em\u003e (1912) and, this, his second novel, \u003cem\u003eThe House on the Borderland\u003c\/em\u003e. Noted by H. P. Lovecraft as \"a classic of the first water,\" it is considered a literary milestone that signaled a radical departure from the typical Gothic fiction of the late 19th century, ushering in a newer more realistic and scientific cosmic horror that left a marked impression on those who would become the great writers of weird tales of the mid-twentieth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe story within the story is a hallucinatory account of an old recluse and his very strange house in which he experiences attacks by supernatural swine-beasts, travels to otherworldly dimensions, and bears witness to the destruction of the solar system -- \"it is galactic adventure, prophetic fantasy, macabre romance, and drugless trip, and brilliantly unites its many disturbing elements, easily equalling, if not surpassing, all predecessors and contemporaries.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 168\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 14, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47370635870386,"sku":"9781963228083","price":25.85,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/dfd1f35106c54904b9e827a90d0896d8.webp?v=1777620491","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/the-house-on-the-borderland-heathen-edition-hardcover","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}