# A House-Boat on the Styx

By John Kendrick Bangs.

"A House-Boat on the Styx" by John Kendrick Bangs is a fantasy novel written in 1895. When a mysterious houseboat arrives on the river Styx, it becomes a meeting place for history's most famous dead souls. Charon, the ancient ferryman, finds himself demoted to janitor as legendary figures from history and mythology gather aboard. Each chapter presents a new encounter, mixing historical personalities in unexpected conversations—though questions about who really wrote Shakespeare's plays keep arising. (Summary by Project Gutenberg, written by machine.)

- Language: English
- Subjects: Houseboats -- Fiction; Dead -- Fiction; Household employees -- Fiction

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