The Dream of X and Other Fantastic Visions
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SEPTEMBER 6th—Thursday.
Today transferred 450 passengers, mostly Chinese, to West O’rore, We had by now only about 400 left on board.
The consul releases the Australia tomorrow.
SEPTEMBER 7th—Friday.
We had a busy day exchanging refugees, passengers and baggage, with Andre Lebon. We took all who wished to get to Kobe. The British consul left in the last boat in the evening, transferring his quarters to the French ship.
A number of business people were remaining behind in hopes of salvaging safes and business records left undestroyed.
11:00 p.m. Sailed for Kobe with a very crowded ship.
SEPTEMBER 9th—7:00 a.m.
Arrived Kobe. The ship was met by parties from the American and Japanese hospitals and parties from various relief societies of different nationalities.
SEPTEMBER 11th—Noon.
Sailed for Yokohama to fill up with oil from oil tank steamers. In the vicinity of the Gulf of Tokio, there was only one lighthouse in service. All the others were wrecked. The two big forts built out in the middle of the bay were completely wrecked. Gun turrets were twisted on their sides, and the other parts had caved in or sunk altogether out of sight.
SEPTEMBER 12th—7:48 p.m.
Ship once more back to normal, and we sailed for Vancouver.
A Note on the Texts
Whenever possible, texts for this series have been based on versions that were published in book form, preferably during Hodgson’s lifetime. The major exceptions to this rule are the stories that appear in volumes edited by Sam Moskowitz. Moskowitz was known to have access to original manuscripts and other source materials. Some stories were published only in serial form, and have been taken from those primary sources.
Over the years, many of Hodgson’s stories have appeared under variant titles, which are noted below. As a rule, the titles used in this series are based on the first book publication of a story, even if it previously appeared under a different title, in serial form.
Specific textual sources are noted below. The only changes that have been made to the texts have been to correct obvious typographical errors, and to standardize punctuation. British and archaic spellings have been retained.
“The Valley of Lost Children” is based on its appearance in The Haunted “Pampero” (Donald M. Grant, 1992). It originally appeared in Cornhill, Feb. 1906.
“Date 1965: Modern Warfare” is based on its appearance in The Haunted “Pampero” (Donald M. Grant, 1992). It originally appeared in New Age, 24 Dec. 1908.
“My House Shall Be Called the House of Prayer” originally appeared in Cornhill, May 1911. Text provided by Douglas A. Anderson.
“Judge Barclay’s Wife” is based on its appearance in Adventure, Oct. 1912. It originally appeared in London Magazine, July 1912.
“The Getting Even of Tommy Dodd” is based on its appearance as “The Apprentices’ Mutiny” in Sea Stories, Oct. 20, 1923. It originally appeared in The Red Magazine, Aug. 15, 1912.
“Sea Horses” is based on its appearance in Men of the Deep Waters (Eveleigh Nash, 1914). It originally appeared in London Magazine, March 1913.
“How the Honourable Billy Darrell Raised the Wind” originally appeared in The Red Magazine, Mar. 15, 1913.
“The Getting Even of ‘Parson’ Guyles” is based on its appearance in Luck of the Strong (Eveleigh Nash, 1916). It originally appeared in The Red Magazine, Nov. 1914.
“The Friendship of Monsieur Jeynois” originally appeared in The Red Magazine, Aug. 1, 1915.
“The Inn of the Black Crow” originally appeared in The Red Magazine, Oct. 1, 1915.
“What Happened in the Thunderbolt” originally appeared in The Red Magazine, Jan. 15, 1916.
“How Sir Jerrold Treyn Dealt with the Dutch in Caunston Cove” originally appeared in The Red Magazine, May 1, 1916.
“Jem Binney and the Safe at Lockwood Hall” originally appeared in The Red Magazine, Oct. 16, 1916.
“Diamond Cut Diamond with a Vengeance” originally appeared in The Red Magazine, Jan. 1, 1918.
“Eloi, Eloi, Lama Sabachthani” (aka “Baumoff’s Explosive”) is based on its appearance in Out of the Storm (Donald M. Grant, 1975). It originally appeared in Nash’s Illustrated Weekly, Sep. 20, 1919.
“The Room of Fear” is based on its appearance in Terrors of the Sea (Donald M. Grant, 1996).
“The Promise” is based on its appearance in Terrors of the Sea (Donald M. Grant, 1996).
“Captain Dang” is based on its appearance in Terrors of the Sea (Donald M. Grant, 1996).
“Captain Dan Danblasten” is based on its appearance in The Wandering Soul (Tartarus Press, 2005).
“The Ghost Pirates” is a 1909 abridgment of The Ghost Pirates (The Collected Fiction of William Hope Hodgson Volume 3: The Ghost Pirates and Other Revenants of the Sea), and is based on its appearance in The Haunted “Pampero” (Donald M. Grant, 1992).
“Carnacki, the Ghost Finder” is a 1910 condensation of several Carnacki stories (The Collected Fiction of William Hope Hodgson Volume 2: The House on the Borderlands and Other Mysterious Places), and is based on its appearance in Spectral Manifestations (Bellknapp Books, 1984).
“The Dream of X” is a 1912 abridgment of The Night Land (The Collected Fiction of William Hope Hodgson Volume 4: The Night Land and Other Perilous Romances), and is based on its appearance in The Dream of X (Donald M. Grant, 1977).
“Senator Sandy Mac Ghee” (1914) originally published in U.S. copyright pamphlets. Text provided by Douglas A. Anderson.
“The Last Word in Mysteries” (1914) originally published in U.S. copyright pamphlets. Text provided by Douglas A. Anderson.
“The Dumpley Acrostics” (1914) originally published in U.S. copyright pamphlets. Text provided by Douglas A. Anderson.
“An Adventure of the Deep Waters” is an expanded variant of “The Thing in the Weeds” (The Collected Fiction of William Hope Hodgson Volume 1: The Boats of the Glen Carrig and Other Nautical Adventures). It originally appeared in Short Stories, Feb. 1916.
“Captain Gunbolt Charity and the Painted Lady” is a May 1916 variant of the Captain Gault story “The Painted Lady” (The Collected Fiction of William Hope Hodgson Volume 1: The Boats of the Glen Carrig and Other Nautical Adventures). It is based on its appearance in Luck of the Strong (Eveleigh Nash, 1916).
“The Storm” is a variant of “By the Lee” (The Collected Fiction of William Hope Hodgson Volume 3: The Ghost Pirates and Other Revenants of the Sea). It originally appeared in Short Stories, Dec. 1919, and is based on its appearance in The Haunted “Pampero” (Donald M. Grant, 1992).
“The Crew of the Lancing” is a variant of “Demons of the Sea”(The Collected Fiction of William Hope Hodgson Volume 3: The Ghost Pirates and Other Revenants of the Sea). It originally appeared in Over the Edge, (Arkham House, 1964), and is based on its appearance in Deep Waters (Arkham House, 1967).
“The Raft” is an Oct. 1905 counterfeit by C. L. Text provided by Douglas A. Anderson.
“R.M.S. ‘Empress of Australia’” is a 1923 counterfeit. It is based on its appearance in Terrors of the Sea (Donald M. Grant, 1996).
Table of Contents
That Delicious Shiver
Fantastic Visions
The Valley of Lost Children
Date 1965: Modern Warfare
My House Shall Be Called the House of Prayer
JUDGE BARCLAY’S WIFE
The Getting Even of Tommy Dodd
The Sea Horses
How the Honourable Billy Darrell Raised the Wind
The Getting Even of “Parson” Guyles
The Friendship of Monsieur Jeynois
The Inn of the Black Crow
What Happened in the Thunderbolt
How Sir Jerrold Treyn Dealt with the Dutch in Caunston Cove
Jem Binney and the Safe at Lockwood Hall
Diamond Cut Diamond with a Vengeance
Eloi Eloi Lama Sabachthani
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p; The Room of Fear
The Promise
Captain Dang
Captain Dan Danblasten
Copyright Versions
The Ghost Pirates
Carnacki, the Ghost Finder
“The Dream of X”
Senator Sandy Mac Ghee
The Last Word in Mysteries
The Dumpley Acrostics
Alternate Versions
An Adventure of the Deep Waters
Captain Gunbolt Charity and the Painted Lady
The Storm
The Crew of the Lancing
Counterfeits
The Raft
R.M.S. “Empress of Australia”
A Note on the Texts