Algernon Blackwood

Broschiertes Buch

Four Weird Tales

Beschreibung

This collection of stories was published in 1914 and features four of Blackwood's notable works in the weird fiction genre. The stories include:"The Insanity of Jones" - A tale about a man who believes he has been wronged in a past life and seeks revenge in the present. "The Man Who Found Out" - A story about a man who discovers a profound and terrifying truth about the nature of the universe. "The Glamour of the Snow" - A haunting narrative involving a man who becomes enchanted by a mysterious woman he encounters in the snowy Alps. "Sand" - A tale set in the Egyptian desert, where a man faces supernatural forces linked to the ancient sands. Blackwood's work often explores themes of the supernatural, nature, and the unknown, creating a sense of eerie atmosphere and psychological tension.

Autor

Algernon Henry Blackwood, CBE (14 March 1869 - 10 December 1951) was an English broadcasting narrator, journalist, novelist and short story writer, and among the most prolific ghost story writers in the history of the genre. The literary critic S. T. Joshi stated, "His work is more consistently meritorious than any weird writer's except Dunsany's."[1] and that his short story collection Incredible Adventures (1914) "may be the premier weird collection of this or any other century. Blackwood was born in Shooter's Hill (now part of south-east London, then part of north-west Kent). Between 1871 and 1880, he lived at Crayford Manor House, Crayford[3] and he was educated at Wellington College. His father was a Post Office administrator who, according to Peter Penzoldt, "though not devoid of genuine good-heartedness, had appallingly narrow religious ideas."[4] After he read the work of a Hindu sage left behind at his parents' house, he developed an interest in Buddhism and other eastern philosophies.[5] Blackwood had a varied career, working as a dairy farmer in Canada, where he also operated a hotel for six months, as a newspaper reporter in New York City, bartender, model, journalist for The New York Times, private secretary, businessman, and violin teacher.[6] Throughout his adult life, he was an occasional essayist for periodicals. In his late thirties, he moved back to England and started to write stories of the supernatural. He was successful, writing at least ten original collections of short stories and later telling them on radio and television. He also wrote 14 novels, several children's books and a number of plays, most of which were produced, but not published. He was an avid lover of nature and the outdoors, as many of his stories reflect. To satisfy his interest in the supernatural, he joined The Ghost Club. He never married; according to his friends he was a loner, but also cheerful company.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wildside Press
• Seitenzahl: 136
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. August 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 8mm
• Gewicht: 209g
• ISBN-13: 9781557424020
• ISBN-10: 1557424020
• Artikelnr.: 21280722