“The Valley of Lost Children”
1906-02-00
short story
By William Hope Hodgson

Synopsis

A couple lose their baby to an infection. While burying him, a man comes by and tells them of the Valley of Lost Children, where all children go after death.

History

First publication: The Cornhill Magazine, February 1906

Review

This story commits the sin of spelling speech along the lines of a heavy accent. Most of the time I hate this because it makes the story very hard to read. This is one of those times. Beyond that, the story is kind of a sappy religious story. Defeinitley not a favorite story.


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We have the story in these editions:

The Dream of X and Other Fantastic Visions, hardcover, Night Shade Books, 2009-00-00