Algernon Blackwood
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A Prisoner in Fairyland (1913) is a novel by Algernon Blackwood. Having already established himself as a promising short story writer, Blackwood began publishing novels at the age of 40. A lifelong occultist, Blackwood was interested in the fine line between the human and spiritual realms, often incorporating supernatural elements into his work. A Prisoner in Fairyland is a story of a wealthy retiree's return to the wonderful imaginative world of...
2) The Willows
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The Willows is a novella by English author Algernon Blackwood, originally published as part of his 1907 collection The Listener and Other Stories. It is one of Blackwood's best known works and has been influential on a number of later writers. Horror author H.P. Lovecraft considered it to be the finest supernatural tale in English literature. "The Willows" is an example of early modern horror and is connected within the literary tradition of weird...
3) The Wendigo
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The Wendigo is a novella by Algernon Blackwood, first published in The Lost Valley and Other Stories (Eveleigh Nash, 1910). In the wilderness north of Rat Portage in Northwestern Ontario, two Scotsmen - divinity student Simpson and his uncle, Dr. Cathcart, an author of a book on collective hallucination - are on a moose-hunting trip with guides Hank Davis and the wilderness-loving French "Canuck", Joseph Défago. While their Indian cook, Punk, stays...
4) The Centaur
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There are certain persons who, independently of sex or comeliness, arouse an instant curiosity concerning themselves. The tribe is small, but its members unmistakable. They may possess neither fortune, good looks, nor that adroitness of advance-vision…
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Curl up with a collection of mystery and horror tales from an author whom many critics regard as one of the masters of the genre. The Empty House and Other Ghost Stories showcases some of Algernon Blackwood's finest -- and most spine-tingling -- short fiction. Whether you're a longtime fan of Blackwood's work or a first-time reader who's curious about this giant of the genre, you're in for a deliciously spooky ride.
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"Best Ghost Stories of Algernon Blackwood" is a collection of supernatural stories by one of the greatest writers of such stories to have ever lived. This collection contains the story, "Ancient Sorceries", which is the tale of a tourist who becomes enchanted by a strange French town and the ancient secrets that are hidden there. Also included in this collection is one of Blackwood's most celebrated stories, "The Willows", the story of two campers...
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Jimbo: A Fantasy (1909) is a novel by Algernon Blackwood. Having already established himself as a promising short story writer, Blackwood published his debut novel at the age of 40. A lifelong occultist, Blackwood was interested in the fine line between the human and spiritual realms, often incorporating supernatural elements into his work. Jimbo: A Fantasy is a story of a young boy's out of body experience after sustaining a terrible injury, a narrative...
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An abandoned house whose horrific past is re-enacted for those who dare visit; a terrifying trip down the Danube River; a malevolent half-beast creature who abducts a member of a hunting party; and a tale of paranoia, mental deterioration and all-consuming feelings of doom: here are four feverish, spine-tingling tales that will chill the blood and make the flesh creep. The collection includes: The Empty House, The Willows, The Listener and The Wendigo....
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Julian LeVallon, born and raised alone in the Jura Mountains, is referred to psychiatrist Dr. Edward Fillery for care in London. But is LeVallon merely a schizophrenic with a secondary personality, "N.H." (non-human), or is he really an Elemental Being, a "bright messenger" who brings, perhaps, a new age of human evolution?
10) Four Weird Tales
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This collection assembles four of Blackwood's greatest stories: "The Insanity of Jones," "The Man Who Found Out," "The Glamour of the Snow," and "Sand." (Goodreads)
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These are stories steeped in the majesty and mystery of nature. You don't read them--you fall into them, as into a dream. Lulled into a false sense of security, you discover you are no longer within comfortable boundaries. Your eyes have been opened to a larger world. You are about to embark on an incredible adventure.
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"Best Short Stories of Algernon Blackwood" is a collection of frightening tales by one of the greatest British writers of supernatural fiction of the twentieth century. Born in London in 1869, Blackwood began publishing ghost stories in 1906 and became a prolific writer, as well as a journalist and radio broadcaster. Included in this collection are such classic tales as "Ancient Sorceries", which follows a tourist who becomes enchanted by a strange...
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Compiled in one essential collection, the best books by Algernon Blackwood: The Centaur, The Damned, The Empty House and Other Ghost Stories, The Extra Day, Four Weird Tales, The Garden of Survival, The Human Chord, The Man Whom The Trees Loved, A Prisoner In Fairyland, and The Wendigo.
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First published in 1917 by Alfred A. Knopf, this collection of Algernon Blackwoods short stories includes some of his most beloved classics:
The LISTENER:
A reclusive, impoverished writer is delighted to find an inexpensive home in an old building at the heart of London; but in the course of three months living there, he comes to understand why it’s so cheap...
MAX HENSIG: Bacteriologist and Murderer:
A tabloid newspaper reporter is, assigned...
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This chilling tale is shrouded in the eerie atmosphere of classic ghost stories as two men unravel the mysteries of an abandoned barn with a macabre past.
The supernatural remnants of occult experiments linger in a barn where a disturbed gardener met his tragic end. When two men decide to spend a night in the forsaken place, they're soon overwhelmed by its omnipresent darkness. While sharing spine-chilling stories of folklore and legend, the men...
18) The Human Chord
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The Human Chord features a scholarly clergyman who aspires to reach the higher realms of spirituality through finding the sound that will unlock access to those previously unattainable dimensions.
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This new selection of Algernon Blackwood's essays and short stories is a unique combination of supernatural writing and the author's own reflections on the art of fiction, and the themes and impulses that created these remarkable stories.
Blackwood (1869-1951) is one of the great names in Weird writing, and one of the foremost British writers of horror, supernatural and ghost stories. His talent for expressing unknown fears come through strongly...