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John Kendrick Bangs' novel 'A House-Boat on the Styx' is a unique blend of humor, fantasy, and satire. Set in the underworld, the book follows a group of deceased famous people living on a houseboat on...

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The book begins with Charon, ferryman of the Styx startled--and annoyed--by the arrival of a house boat on his mystical river. At first afraid that the boat will put him out of business, he later finds...

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A House-Boat on the Styx is a fantasy novel written by John Kendrick Bangs. The original full title was A House-Boat on the Styx: Being Some Account of the Divers Doings of the Associated Shades. The...

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