Name: incredible adventures
SKU: 2594009
Price: 844.00 TWD
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Author: Blackwood, Algernon ; Joshi, S. T.
ISBN: 9780974878904

Type

Physical Book

Author

Algernon Blackwood

Illustrated by

S. T. Joshi

Publisher

Hippocampus Press

Language

English

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

21.6x14x1.3 cm

Weight

0.29 kg.

ISBN

0974878901

ISBN13

9780974878904

Synopsis "incredible adventures"

This collection of five novellas ranks among Blackwood's finest works. Not only does it present weird scenarios of extraordinary richness and bizarrerie--the "regeneration" of a blasé English nobleman by means of pagan rituals on a mountaintop; a dismal house haunted by the souls of those whom its fanatical owner condemned to hell; the sapping of a man's spirit as he performs an ancient ceremony in the sands of Egypt--but also probes the characters' reactions to the bizarre with unfailing subtlety and acuteness. The result is a landmark in the history of weird fiction. With an introduction by S. T. Joshi, a leading authority on supernatural literature.

Algernon Blackwood

(Author)

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(United Kingdom, 1869 - 1951). Writer of fantastic tales, journalist, and radio broadcaster. He narrated his own writings on radio and television and wrote an autobiography of his early years. His work, The Willows, is considered one of the best horror stories in history. He was a major influence on H.P. Lovecraft, who described him as "the unquestionable and absolute master of spectral atmosphere".

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