The Collected Algernon Blackwood

A master of the weird, unsettling, supernatural, and sublime, Algernon Blackwood created worlds and weird tales like no other. His works influenced generations of later writers of fantasy and weird fiction like H. P. Lovecraft, J. R. R. Tolkien, Frank Belknap Long, Clark Ashton Smith, Ramsey Campbell, and H. Russell Wakefield.

Lavishly illustrated with over fifty custom illustrations, The Collected Algernon Blackwood celebrates the entire breadth and depth of Algernon Blackwood's otherworldly works.

Evoking the uncanny spiritual forces of nature and the depth and breadth of the human spirit, Blackwood's writings explore the nebulous reaches between fantasy, awe, wonder, and horror. In this collection, Blackwood displays his best and most disturbing works, including The Willows, which Lovecraft called "the greatest weird tale ever written", The Wendigo, The Insanity of Jones, Incredible Adventures, Sand, and many more. The literary critic S. T. Joshi stated that Blackwood's short story collection Incredible Adventures (1914) "may be the premier weird collection of this or any other century". Blackwood is widely considered one of the finest ghost story writers of all time.

Included in the wide-ranging collection are the following novels, short stories, and play:

Novels and Short Stories:

The Willows (1907)
The Insanity of Jones (1907)
Jimbo: A Fantasy (1909)
The Wendigo (1910)
The Human Chord (1910)
The Centaur (1911)
The Glamour of the Snow (1912)
Sand (1912)
The Man Whom the Trees Loved (1912)
A Prisoner in Fairyland (1913)
The Damned (1914)
The Extra Day (1915)
Julius LeVallon (1916)
The Wave (1916)
The Promise of Air (1918)
The Garden of Survival (1918)
The Bright Messenger (1921); the sequel to Julius LeVallon
The Olive (1922)

Short fiction collections:

The Empty House and Other Ghost Stories (1906)
John Silence (1908)
Incredible Adventures (1914)
Day and Night Stories (1917)
Wolves of God, and Other Fey Stories (1921)

Play:

Karma: A Reincarnation Play (1918), co-authored with Violet Pearn

Over 60 custom illustrations bring this amazing collection to life, while an interactive table of contents helps facilitate reader immersion and enjoyment.

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