The Willows: With 11 Illustrations and a Free Online Audio File.
Fiction & Literature, Horror, Short Stories, Romance
| Author: | Algernon Blackwood | ISBN: | 1230001567601 |
| Publisher: | Fugu-Fish Publishing | Publication: | March 1, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Language: | English |
| Author: | Algernon Blackwood |
| ISBN: | 1230001567601 |
| Publisher: | Fugu-Fish Publishing |
| Publication: | March 1, 2017 |
| Imprint: | |
| Language: | English |
A tale of horror in which a pleasant sojourn down the Danube tumbles terrifyingly awry as the veil between this world and an unfathomably weird dimension is inadvertently pierced by an innocent pair of vacationers, "The Willows", arguably Algernon Blackwood's seminal contribution to supernatural literature has had a lasting influence on the field. No less a personage than H. P. Lovecraft describing it as "...the greatest weird tale ever written." A reading will reveal a clear influence to one familiar with Lovecraft's work. The masterful handling of mystery and suspense that build to a quite satisfyingly unnerving crescendo may be particularly noted by the discerning aficionado of the genre.
Highlights of this edition are:
11 illustrations and photos.
A free web link to the full-length audio recording of the book – to either listen to online, or download.
It is formatted for ease of use and enjoyment on your kobo reader.
An active (easy to use) Table of Contents listing every chapter accessible from the kobo “go to” feature.
Perfect formatting in rich text compatible with kobo’s Text-to-Speech features.
Plus, about the Author section.
108 pages (in the kobo format) for a very low price.
This book is unabridged and appears as it was first intended. First published in 1907.
A tale of horror in which a pleasant sojourn down the Danube tumbles terrifyingly awry as the veil between this world and an unfathomably weird dimension is inadvertently pierced by an innocent pair of vacationers, "The Willows", arguably Algernon Blackwood's seminal contribution to supernatural literature has had a lasting influence on the field. No less a personage than H. P. Lovecraft describing it as "...the greatest weird tale ever written." A reading will reveal a clear influence to one familiar with Lovecraft's work. The masterful handling of mystery and suspense that build to a quite satisfyingly unnerving crescendo may be particularly noted by the discerning aficionado of the genre.
Highlights of this edition are:
11 illustrations and photos.
A free web link to the full-length audio recording of the book – to either listen to online, or download.
It is formatted for ease of use and enjoyment on your kobo reader.
An active (easy to use) Table of Contents listing every chapter accessible from the kobo “go to” feature.
Perfect formatting in rich text compatible with kobo’s Text-to-Speech features.
Plus, about the Author section.
108 pages (in the kobo format) for a very low price.
This book is unabridged and appears as it was first intended. First published in 1907.
