Ancient Sorceries and Other Weird Stories

Name: Ancient Sorceries and Other Weird Stories
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ISBN: 9780142180150

ISBN-10: 0142180157

ISBN-13: 9780142180150

Edition: 2002

Authors: Algernon Blackwood, S. T. Joshi, S. T. Joshi

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By turns bizarre, unsettling, spooky, and sublime, Ancient Sorceries and Other Weird Storiesshowcases nine incomparable stories from master conjuror Algernon Blackwood. Evoking the uncanny spiritual forces of Nature, Blackwood's writings all tread the nebulous borderland between fantasy, awe, wonder, and horror. Here Blackwood displays his best and most disturbing work-including "The Willows," which Lovecraft singled out as "the single finest weird tale in literature"; "The Wendigo"; "The Insanity of Jones"; and "Sand."

Book details

List price: $16.00
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date: 8/27/2002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 400
Size: 5.12" wide x 7.64" long x 1.22" tall
Weight: 0.594
Language: English

Algernon Blackwood (1869-1951) trained as a doctor and took up a special interest in Eastern medicine and religion. He published several short story collections before becoming an undercover agent for Britain during World War I. After the war he became known for his regular appearances reading ghost stories on BBC radio and television.



Introduction



Suggestions for Further Reading


A Note on the Text


Smith: An Episode in a Lodging-House


The Willows


The Insanity of Jones


Ancient Sorceries


The Man Who Found Out


The Wendigo


The Glamour of the Snow


The Man Whom the Trees Loved


Sand


Explanatory Notes