{"product_id":"wendigo-and-other-weird-tales-algernon-blackwood-9781840229004","title":"Wendigo and Other Weird Tales","description":"Selected and introduced by Stephen Carver\n‘The beauty of the scene was strangely uplifting. Yet, ever at the back of his thoughts, lay that other aspect of the wilderness: the indifference to human life, the merciless spirit of desolation which took no note of man.’ – \nThe Wendigo\n‘Of the quality of Mr. Blackwood’s genius there can be no dispute … he is the one absolute and unquestioned master of weird atmosphere.’ – H.P. Lovecraft\nAlgernon Blackwood (1869 – 1951) – ‘The Ghost Man’ – was a British broadcaster, journalist, traveller, mystic, and paranormal investigator, and, above all, a prolific author of weird, occult, and supernatural fiction. Often, he wrote about the untamed wilderness, from deserts to vast, primeval forests, vividly depicting a natural environment that is at once awe-inspiring, alien and hostile. Many of Blackwood’s most famous tales – such as The Wendigo and ‘The Willows’ (both included in this collection) – are set in the empty places of the world.\nLike his psychic detective ‘John Silence’, Blackwood was fascinated by elemental spirits, reincarnation, other dimensions, and higher states of consciousness. Wherever such things broke through, he sought them out, and now so can you in this comprehensive collection of his short fiction. As Blackwood explained himself: ‘I believe it possible for our consciousness to change and grow, and that with this change we may become aware of a new universe.’\nContents:\nIntroduction\nNote on the Text\nBibliography\nWorks by Algernon Blackwood\nFurther Reading\nA Haunted Island \nA Case of Eavesdropping \nThe Empty House \nKeeping His Promise \nSmith: An Episode in a Lodging House \nThe Listener \nMax Hensig – Bacteriologist and Murderer: A Story of New York\nThe Willows \nThe Insanity of Jones \nThe Woman’s Ghost Story \nA Psychical Invasion\nThe Nemesis of Fire \nSecret Worship \nEntrance and Exit\nThe Sea Fit\nThe Wendigo \nThe Deferred Appointment\nThe Damned\nA Descent into Egypt\nTransition\nThe Decoy\nThe Wolves of God\nConfession\nThe Man Who Was Milligan\nThe Doll \nAppendix: Explorers’ Ghost Stories","brand":"Wordsworth Editions Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52012279496992,"sku":"9781840229004","price":4.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0753\/2812\/7264\/files\/9781840229004.jpg?v=1785179998","url":"https:\/\/bookcorner.com\/products\/wendigo-and-other-weird-tales-algernon-blackwood-9781840229004","provider":"The Book Corner","version":"1.0","type":"link"}