About “A House-Boat on the Styx”
House-Boat on the Styx is an 1895 novel by John Kendrick Bangs. The souls of the dead must cross the Styx to pass into a Hades-like afterworld; in the first of twelve compiled stories, the ferryman sees a houseboat floating downriver and fears for his livelihood, then is appointed janitor on the boat, where the remaining stories take place between characters from history and mythology.
Book details
- First published
- 1895
- Latest edition
- 2022 · ISBN 9798447543495
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| Cover | Edition | Year | ISBN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | House-Boat on the Styx Annotated | 2022 | 9798447543495 | Buy on Amazon |
| House-Boat on the Styx Illustrated | 2021 | 9798732471304 | Buy on Amazon | |
| House-Boat on the Styx Illustrated | 2021 | 9798748133500 | Buy on Amazon | |
| House-Boat on the Styx | 2021 | 9798788144894 | Buy on Amazon | |
| House-Boat on the Styx | 2021 | 9798716278332 | Buy on Amazon | |
| House-Boat on the Styx Illustrated | 2021 | 9798530484650 | Buy on Amazon | |
| House-Boat on the Styx Annotated | 2021 | 9798517093943 | Buy on Amazon | |
| House-Boat on the Styx | 2021 | 9798738961120 | Buy on Amazon | |
| House-Boat on the Styx Annotated | 2021 | 9798451561874 | Buy on Amazon | |
| House Boat on the Styx | 2021 | 9798543400463 | Buy on Amazon |