The Boats of the "Glen Carrig"

The Boats of the "Glen Carrig" is a novel written by William Hope Hodgson and first published in 1907.

This horror-adventure novel is told through the journal of a survivor of the shipwrecked Glen Carrig.

After the ship hits an uncharted rock, two lifeboats carrying the remaining crew and passengers escape. As they search for safety, they encounter strange and terrifying phenomena, including unnatural mists, monstrous sea creatures and a desolate island inhabited by horrifying entities.

Blending nautical adventure with cosmic and supernatural horror, the novel presents themes of isolation, survival, and the unknown lurking beyond the edges of the natural world. Considered a classic of early weird fiction and maritime horror, it is a must-read for fans of the genre.

"The Land of Lonesomeness
Now we had been five days in the boats, and in all this time made no discovering of land. Then upon the morning of the sixth day came there a cry from the bo'sun, who had the command of the lifeboat, that there was something which might be land afar upon our larboard bow; but it was very low lying, and none could tell whether it was land or but a morning cloud. Yet, because there was the beginning of hope within our hearts, we pulled wearily towards it, and thus, in about an hour, discovered it to be indeed the coast of some flat country."