The Complete John Silence Stories

Author: Algernon Blackwood

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  • : $14.95 AUD
  • : 9780486299426
  • : Dover Publications, Incorporated
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  • : 31 December 1997
  • : United States
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  • : Algernon Blackwood
  • : Dover Horror Classics Ser.
  • : Paperback
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  • : English
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Description

From a master storyteller of supernatural tales come 6 horror stories that launched the career of "psychic doctor" John Silence: "A Psychical Invasion," "Ancient Sorceries," "Secret Worship," "The Nemesis of Fire," "The Camp of God," and "A Victim of Higher Space." Edited and with an introduction by occult fiction authority S. T. Joshi.

Author description

Algernon Blackwood (1869-1951) maintained a lifelong fascination with the occult and spiritualism. In addition to writing 10 books of short stories and 14 novels, he served as a British secret agent during World War I and received a knighthood in 1949.