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Blackwood, Algernon: Ten Minute Stories. v1. 11 Jan 2022
29 short stories, and each does indeed take about ten minutes to read. You will find ghost stories, strange nature tales, weird events, and dark fantasies. Present as well, some humorous slices-of-life, and several vignettes descriptive of the wonders of nature. Perhaps not Blackwood’s best, but entertaining still.
Brief summaries of the stories: Spoiler:
============ One of the foremost British writers of supernatural tales in the twentieth century, Algernon Blackwood (1869–1951) wrote stories in which the slow accumulation of telling details produced a foreboding atmosphere of almost unendurable tension. Though he wrote a number of horror stories, his most typical work seeks less to frighten than to induce a sense of awe. The literary critic S. T. Joshi stated, “His work is more consistently meritorious than any weird writer’s except Dunsany’s.” Blackwood’s literary renown began in 1908 with the publication of a highly successful collection of stories, John Silence — Physician Extraordinary, featuring a “psychic doctor.” His two best known stories are probably “The Willows” and “The Wendigo”. ============ Ten Minute Stories, by Algernon Blackwood (1869–1951), was first published in 1914. This ebook is in the public domain where copyright is “Life+70” or less, and in the USA. . This work is assumed to be in the Life+70 public domain OR the copyright holder has given specific permission for distribution. Copyright laws differ throughout the world, and it may still be under copyright in some countries. Before downloading, please check your country's copyright laws. If the book is under copyright in your country, do not download or redistribute this work.
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