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The Ghost Pirates by William Hope Hodgson, first published in 1909. Considered to be "one of the finest examples of the genre ever published"Any profits generated from the sale of this book will go towards the Freeriver Community project, a project designed to promote harmonious... Read Full Overview

The Ghost Pirates is a horror novel by English writer William Hope Hodgson, first published in 1909. In it, Hodgson never describes in any remarkable details the ghosts - if this is indeed what they are, since their true nature is left ambiguous - he merely reports on their gradual... Read Full Overview

The Mortzestus is reputed to be haunted but the crew dismisses the rumors as preposterous -- at first. Two weeks out of port the rigging suddenly goes slack, a ghostly form arises from the sea, and shadows thicken around the vessel. The frightened sailors, convinced that... Read Full Overview

Meet Jessop. He is the sole survivor of the ill-fated final voyage of the ship, Mortzestus. When he's rescued from the sea by the crew of the Sangier, he tells them what happened to the Mortzestus when it encountered what may have been ghosts or interdimensional beings. The dialect... Read Full Overview

When I asked fellows to give it a name they generally could not. All they could tell me was that she was unlucky and made thundering long passages and had no more than a fair share of dirty weather.

Meet Jessop. He is the sole survivor of the ill-fated final voyage of the ship, Mortzestus. When he's rescued from the sea by the crew of the Sangier, he tells them what happened to the Mortzestus when it encountered what may have been ghosts or interdimensional beings. The dialect... Read Full Overview

The Ghost Pirates is a classic horror novel written by William Hope Hodgson. It tells the story of a young sailor named Jessop who signs up to work on a doomed ship called the Mortzestus. The ship is rumored to be haunted by ghostly pirates who have been terrorizing the crew... Read Full Overview

The Ghost Pirates is a classic horror novel written by William Hope Hodgson. The story follows the crew of the merchant ship Mortzestus as they sail through the Sargasso Sea, a region notorious for its treacherous waters and mysterious disappearances. As the crew navigates through... Read Full Overview

This anthology is a thorough introduction to classic literature for those who have not yet experienced these literary masterworks. For those who have known and loved these works in the past, this is an invitation to reunite with old friends in a fresh new format. From Shakespeare's... Read Full Overview

The Ghost Pirates

The Ghost Pirates is a captivating sea adventure tale of the ship "Mortzestus," an unlucky vessel haunted by "too many shadows." The unifying theme seems to be the dreadful forces that lurk just beneath the veneer of what we, in immense folly, believe to be "reality." Malign... Read Full Overview

When I asked fellows to give it a name they generally could not. All they could tell me was that she was unlucky and made thundering long passages and had no more than a fair share of dirty weather.