You might consider 'The House on The Borderlands' by Hodgson. That amazing story fulfils a lot of firsts. It was written during the first Edwardian flirtations with what we would consider 'real SF' as opposed to the often politically-motivated satires of Wells. It also principally involves what today might be considered a 'soft spot' in the barriers between dimensions and times - offering the protagonist a view of a FAR future Earth which is inhabited by creatures so far removed from our own world they would be at home in Lovecraft's much later offerings.

A portal in every sense of the word.

You might consider the 1908 novel 'The House on The Borderlands' by William Hope Hodgson. That amazing story fulfils a lot of firsts. It was written during the first Edwardian flirtations with what we would consider 'real SF' as opposed to the often politically-motivated satires of Wells. It also principally involves what today might be considered a 'soft spot' in the barriers between dimensions and times - offering the protagonist a view of a FAR future Earth which is inhabited by creatures so far removed from our own world they would be at home in Lovecraft's much later offerings.

A portal in every sense of the word.

You might consider 'The House on The Borderlands' by Hodgson. That amazing story fulfils a lot of firsts.

You might consider 'The House on The Borderlands' by Hodgson. That amazing story fulfils a lot of firsts. It was written during the first Edwardian flirtations with what we would consider 'real SF' as opposed to the often politically-motivated satires of Wells. It also principally involves what today might be considered a 'soft spot' in the barriers between dimensions and times - offering the protagonist a view of a FAR future Earth which is inhabited by creatures so far removed from our own world they would be at home in Lovecraft's much later offerings.

A portal in every sense of the word.