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William Hope Hodgson

1877 - 1918

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William Hope Hodgson (15 November 1877 – 19 April 1918) was an English author. He produced a large body of work, consisting of essays, short fiction, and novels, spanning several overlapping genres including horror, fantastic fiction, and science fiction. Hodgson used his experiences at sea to lend authentic detail to his short horror stories, many of which are set on the ocean, including his series of linked tales forming the "Sargasso Sea Stories". His novels, such as The House on the Borderland (1908) and The Night Land (1912), feature more cosmic themes, but several of his novels also focus on horrors associated with the sea. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William Hope Hodgson has received more than 401,979 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). William Hope Hodgson is the 3,386th most popular writer (down from 3,329th in 2019), the 2,428th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 2,466th in 2019) and the 276th most popular British Writer.

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  • 400k

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  • 58.45

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.19

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.55

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, William Hope Hodgson ranks 3,386 out of 7,302. Before him are Herman Grimm, Oswald de Andrade, Boris Polevoy, Alfonso Daniel Rodríguez Castelao, Armen Ohanian, and Jean Effel. After him are Mika Antić, Charles Lamb, Juan Boscán Almogáver, Salomėja Nėris, Willibald Alexis, and Leopoldo Lugones.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1877, William Hope Hodgson ranks 100. Before him are Franz Nopcsa von Felső-Szilvás, Princess Maria Cristina of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Wehib Pasha, Hélène Dutrieu, Reginald Garrigou-Lagrange, and Otto Herschmann. After him are Joanni Perronet, Luigi Maglione, Giuseppe Volpi, Mordechai Gebirtig, Edmund Gwenn, and Elin Pelin. Among people deceased in 1918, William Hope Hodgson ranks 112. Before him are Meshadi Azizbekov, Ivan Puluj, Wilfred Owen, Károly Khuen-Héderváry, Amadeo de Souza Cardoso, and Malak Hifni Nasif. After him are George Lawrence Price, Albert Ballin, Robbie Ross, Peter Rosegger, Margit Kaffka, and Ulisse Dini.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, William Hope Hodgson ranks 2,428 out of 8,785. Before him are Terry-Thomas (1911), Alfred Fowler (1868), Leslie Phillips (1924), Delroy Lindo (1952), Edwin Lutyens (1869), and Richard Cobden (1804). After him are Pete Burns (1959), Charles Lamb (1775), Terence Davies (1945), William Beresford, 1st Viscount Beresford (1768), Philip Catherine (1942), and Richard Bremmer (1953).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, William Hope Hodgson ranks 276. Before him are Peter Mayle (1939), Anna Sewell (1820), Arnold Wesker (1932), David Crystal (1941), John Ford (1586), and Vera Brittain (1893). After him are Charles Lamb (1775), John Henry Mackay (1864), Grace Elliott (1754), J. B. Priestley (1894), John Osborne (1929), and John Evelyn (1620).

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