| Ancient Sorceries and Other Weird Stories Contributor(s): Blackwood, Algernon (Author), Joshi, S. T. (Introduction by), Joshi, S. T. (Notes by) |
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ISBN: 0142180157 ISBN-13: 9780142180150 Publisher: Penguin Group OUR PRICE: $14.40 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2002 Annotation: By turns bizarre, unsettling, spooky, and sublime, "Ancient Sorceries and Other Weird Stories" showcases nine incomparable stories from master conjuror Algernon Blackwood. Evoking the uncanny spiritual forces of Nature, Blackwood's writings all tread the nebulous borderland between fantasy, awe, wonder, and horror. Here Blackwood displays his best and most disturbing work-including "The Willows," which Lovecraft singled out as "the single finest weird tale in literature"; "The Wendigo"; "The Insanity of Jones"; and "Sand." |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Fantasy - General - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Short Stories (single Author) |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2002072084 |
| Series: Penguin Twentieth-Century Classics |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.08" W x 7.76" (0.61 lbs) 400 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: By turns bizarre, unsettling, spooky, and sublime, Ancient Sorceries and Other Weird Stories showcases nine incomparable stories from master conjuror Algernon Blackwood. Evoking the uncanny spiritual forces of Nature, Blackwood's writings all tread the nebulous borderland between fantasy, awe, wonder, and horror. Here Blackwood displays his best and most disturbing work-including The Willows, which Lovecraft singled out as the single finest weird tale in literature; The Wendigo; The Insanity of Jones; and Sand. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators. |