The Weird Tale

The Weird Tale

Author: S. T. Joshi

Publisher: Wildside Press LLC

Published: 2003-01-01

Total Pages: 310

ISBN-13: 0809531224

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The leading critic of supernatural literature here examines the roots of the "weird tale" (as Lovecraft called it) through detailed examinations of five "founding fathers" of the genre: Arthur Machen, Lord Dunsany, Algernon Blackwood, M.R. James, and H.P. Lovecraft. The result is a thorough study of the art, craft, philosophy, and aesthetics of an enduring genre of fantastic literature.


Ancient Sorceries and Other Weird Stories

Ancient Sorceries and Other Weird Stories

Author: Algernon Blackwood

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2002-08-27

Total Pages: 401

ISBN-13: 1101157151

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

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.


Transience

Transience

Author: Josef Peeters

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2019-01-17

Total Pages: 286

ISBN-13: 024445132X

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Ephemeral images from a troubling dream inspire Samuel Border to meet a girl who proceeds to capture his heart. The transience of their encounter in no way reflects the indelible imprint haunting his mind, but events intervene to postpone their union. A compulsion to locate the woman of his dreams results in a tragic accident to his younger brother, causing Samuel to abandon the search. Only happenstance many years later alters that decision. Were life simply about the present and not unduly influenced by an evil family legacy, Samuel would not be drawn inexorably toward his destiny. It will require all his instincts and courage to bring the woman he loves beyond measure home safely.


Homefront Horrors

Homefront Horrors

Author: Jess Nevins

Publisher: Courier Dover Publications

Published: 2016-10-03

Total Pages: 242

ISBN-13: 0486816303

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Anthology of horror stories and supernatural fiction from the World War I era includes Beerbohm's "Enoch Soames," Blackwood's "The Wings of Horus," Dunsany's "Thirteen at Table," plus tales by Saki, M. R. James, E. Nesbit, others.