Algernon Blackwood (1869-1951) was one of the all-time great
supernatural writers, and "The Willows" is his masterpiece, praised
as one of the greatest horror stories ever written. This edition
adds a new introduction by John Gregory Betancourt. H. P.
Lovecraft, in his essay "Supernatural Horror in Literature," wrote:
"Less intense than Machen in delineating the extremes of stark
fear, yet infinitely more closely wedded to the idea of an unreal
world constantly pressing upon ours is the inspired and prolific
Algernon Blackwood, amidst whose voluminous and uneven work may be
found some of the finest spectral literature of this or any age. Of
the quality of Mr. Blackwood's genius there can be no dispute; for
no one has even approached the skill, seriousness, and minute
fidelity with which he records the overtones of strangeness in
ordinary things and experiences, or the preternatural insight with
which he builds up detail by detail the complete sensations and
perceptions leading from reality into supernormal life or vision.
Without notable command of the poetic witchery of mere words, he is
the one absolute and unquestioned master of weird atmosphere; and
can evoke what amounts almost to a story from a simple fragment of
humourless psychological description. Above all others he
understands how fully some sensitive minds dwell forever on the
borderland of dream, and how relatively slight is the distinction
betwixt those images formed from actual objects and those excited
by the play of the imagination."
General
Imprint: |
Wildside Press
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
March 2005 |
First published: |
March 2005 |
Authors: |
Algernon Blackwood
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Dimensions: |
203 x 127 x 6mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
Pages: |
92 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-59224-620-5 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
Genre fiction >
Fantasy
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LSN: |
1-59224-620-6 |
Barcode: |
9781592246205 |
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