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	Algernon Blackwood - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Algernon Henry Blackwood (March 14, 1869 – December 10, 1951) was an English writer of tales of the supernatural.
		Although Blackwood wrote a number of horror stories, his most typical work seeks less to frighten than to induce a sense of awe.
		Good examples are the novels The Centaur, which climaxes with a traveller's sight of a herd of the mythical creatures; and Julius LeVallon and its sequel The Bright Messenger, which deal with reincarnation and the possibility of a new, mystical evolution in human consciousness.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Algernon_Blackwood (686 words)

	Ultraverse E-Zine of Science Fiction and Fantasy... Algernon Blackwood: An Extraordinary Life (Book Review) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Mike Ashley's biography of Blackwood, which was about twenty years in the making, is a fairly straightforward chronological work that seems like it has somehow packed an extraordinary amount of detail into the 341 pages of the biography proper.
		Blackwood wrote an equal number of novels and nearly as many children's books, though they are not generally as well known.
		There was Blackwood, "the indefatigable traveler;" Blackwood, the secret agent; Blackwood, the nature lover; Blackwood, member of the magical order of the Golden Dawn; Blackwood, friend or acquaintance to "most of the literary establishment of his day;" and even Blackwood, the New York Times reporter.
	www.ultraverse.us /2005_05/v2i4_blackwood.shtml (359 words)

	Mike Ashley: The Starlight Man: the extraordinary life of Algernon Blackwood - an infinity plus review
		Blackwood's talent was recognised in his lifetime, and he became a popular and well-known writer (and eventually) broadcaster.
		Ashley gives equal weight to all parts of Blackwood's life, which is a welcome change from biographies that speed up dramatically at certain points - perhaps through lack of research as much as anything else - and this gives the biography as a whole an even and consistent tone.
		Blackwood was a key figure in the development of the weird story whose influence has been felt on both sides of the Atlantic; a key figure, but one who is now often overlooked.
	www.infinityplus.co.uk /nonfiction/blackwood.htm (878 words)

	The Olive - Algernon Blackwood
		In his story the girl tells the young man that while the locals believed that the town had been destroyed by an earthquake that caused the roof of the local church to collapse and kill 60 church-goers, what really happened was that the old God had came to claim his own.
		Blackwood spent his youth being stifled by religious beliefs that sought to restrict man's animalistic instincts.
		Blackwood is urging us to be the wanton animals that we were born to be and to reject the piety that we have been shackled with.
	www.intercoursewiththedead.com /olive.htm (870 words)

	Voyages In Time, Family, Friends & Places
		Algernon Henry Blackwood was born in Shooter's Hill, Kent, on March 14, 1869 - making him an exact contemporary of Dame Eva Anstruther, who was born in the same year.
		In his youth, Algernon was at the receiving end of his father's strict Evangelism, but showed signs of rebellion by reading the Bhagavad Gita, the Vedanta, the Yoga of Patanjali, and theosophy.
		Blackwood's life in New York was wretched; he had little or no money most of the time, was frequently sick, surrounded by con men, thugs, pimps and drug addicts, cynical drunken reporters, corrupt policemen and other unpleasant elements.
	www.zip.com.au /~lnbdds/home/blackwood.htm (1033 words)

	Starlight Man: The Extraordinary Life Of Algernon Blackwood by Mike Ashley
		It has Blackwood's face on the cover, a face that somewhat resembles Boris Karloff on a bad day, and there are abundant pages containing over 140,000 words which by necessity, require hour upon hour to read.
		Blackwood appears to have had a very interesting life and he was, by all accounts, a person that people remembered in a positive way.
		Blackwood comes through as an eccentric, kindly character but I think most people would prefer to be introduced to his life story by a fifty minute episode of BBC's Timewatch, for example, rather than this hefty volume which is more for the purists.
	www.computercrowsnest.com /sfnews2/02_march/review0302_2.shtml (1069 words)

	Amazon.com: Best Ghost Stories of Algernon Blackwood: Books: Algernon Blackwood (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Blackwood (1869-1951), who must rank as one of the greatest English language fiction writers ever, is also one of literature's best-kept secrets, a genius who exquisitely married mind-bending metaphysical revelation with unbearable suspense.
		Blackwood instead introduces the reader to a group of men on a hunting trip in the remoteness of backwoods Canada.
		Algernon Blackwood's stories capture an elemental and unearthly atmosphere of ancient presences and powers and are pervaded with a subtle and potent mysticism.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0486229777?v=glance (2132 words)

	Amazon.com: Algernon Blackwood: An Extraordinary Life: Books: Mike Ashley (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Though he was noted for his prolific publication of short supernatural fiction, Blackwood led a life of astonishing variety from serving as a spy for the British during World War I to acting in the very first program on British television.
		Blackwood was born in 1869 of a distinguished family in Kent and at an early age gravitated to Eastern wisdom and theosophy, then to New York City, where he was hired as a reporter for the New York Times.
		Blackwood, who died just over fifty years ago, was one of the great twentieth-century masters of the weird tale; H P Lovecraft, no less, called his long story "The Willows" possibly the greatest weird tale ever written, and S T Joshi has said that his book Incredible Adventures may be the greatest weird collection.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0786709286?v=glance (1328 words)

	Amazon.ca: Ancient Sorceries and Other Weird Stories: Books (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Algernon Blackwood really is the most frightening to me of all horror story writers: he has a way of capturing mood and setting that outdoes any of his many followers (among whom H. Lovecraft was proudly one of the most preeminent).
		Part of the pleasure of Blackwood is that he never overdoes it: he has a marvelous light touch, and reads quite crisply at the level of the sentence.
		Algernon Blackwood, is his name, and he was called to my attention by the editor of a White Nationalist web page, who posted "Willows" on his web site as example of excellent White art.
	www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/0142180157 (1029 words)

	Algernon Blackwood
		Among his thirty-odd books, Blackwood wrote a series of stories and short novels published as John Silence, Physician Extraordinary (1908), which featured a "psychic detective" who combined the skills of a Sherlock Holmes and a psychic medium.
		The son of a preacher, Blackwood had a life-long interest in the supernatural, the occult, and spiritualism, and firmly believed that humans possess latent psychic powers.
		Algernon Blackwood, by Henrik Johnsson, at Literary Gothic.
	alangullette.com /lit/blackwood (284 words)

	Blackwood Books - Signed, used, new, out-of-print
		Caroline Blackwood's last novel is about a widow who finds a brief period of joy when a rake named Corrigan charms her money away from her.
		Blackwood begins with the basic rules of play and then moves on to teach his proven card-counting method, broken down into three levels: novice, recreational, and professional.
		Irish writer Caroline Blackwood writes a zany tale based on her actual relatives.
	www.alibris.com /search/books/author/Blackwood (715 words)

	ALGERNON BLACKWOOD
		Algernon Blackwood is remembered best for his two superlative horror stories, “The Wendigo” and “The Willows.” But in his lifetime he wrote over 150 stories, at least a dozen novels, two plays and quite a few children’s books as well.
		Born in London on March 14, 1869, Blackwood rebelled against his strong Catholic upbringing and began studying Oriental religions and the occult, later joining several occult societies.
		Storyteller, mystic, adventurer, radio and television personality—Algernon Blackwood has been all of these in his rich and varied lifetime.
	starkhousepress.com /blackwood.html (275 words)

	The Literary Gothic \| Algernon Blackwood
		British author, adventurer, newspaper reporter, factory owner, "psychical researcher" — Blackwood's career and interests were varied, although he is best known now as one of the foremost authors of ghost stories in the early C20, perhaps one of the best ever.
		Along with Blackwood's customarily effective use of architectural spaces, this tale pits experience against naiveté and law against justice, and may raise an interesting gender question or two.
		Not a supernaturalist tale at all, this is nonetheless one of Blackwood's finer achievements, "Gothic" in its portrayal of a cold-blooded serial killer pursuing — and toying with — his intended victim.
	www.litgothic.com /Authors/blackwood.html (881 words)

	Algernon Blackwood (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Algernon Blackwood was born 14 March 1869 in London, England, and died 10 December 1951.
		He was a prolific short story writer and member of the Golden Dawn.
		Author's Preface - Written by Algernon Blackwood to introduce a reprint of a collection of his short stories.
	www.angelfire.com /my/blackwood20010/blackwood.html (91 words)

	The Weird Review: Algernon Blackwood
		Though I like Blackwood, this is not my favorite Chiller, but it is a useful indicator of the more obscure facets of his work.
		Most writers tend to adopt either one or the other stance in their fiction; Blackwood, equally aware of the storytelling possibilities of fictitive ghosts & the reality of spiritualism, is comfortable with both, while acknowledging that the "composed" ghost is, inevitably, more interesting.
		I can't help but wonder if Blackwood attempted to wear more hats than was necessary, but sometimes the most sincere persons are the hardest to figure.
	www.violetbooks.com /REVIEWS/rbadac-blackwoodchill.html (1103 words)

	Algernon Blackwood and Clark Ashton Smith - Page 2 - Science-Fiction & Fantasy forums
		I guess I'll know soon enough and what's this nonsense about being old, you're only as old as you feel and besides you have all that wonderful literary knowldege and insight, which to my mind is irreplacable and makes me for one all the gladder for being able to correspond with you...
		In it, he has rather substantial examinations of Machen, Dunsany, Blackwood, Bierce, and Lovecraft, plus a shorter chapter on M. James, whom he had the courage to rather take to task for leading the ghost story into a very small alley.
		Blackwood seems to have been at his best when writing novelettes and novellas rather than short stories or novels.
	www.chronicles-network.com /forum/8558-algernon-blackwood-and-clark-ashton-smith-2.html (1172 words)

	Free Essay Flowers For Algernon
		Charlie’s connection with Algernon was tremendously potent because of a vast number of unlike reasons as you can tell by my lucid and coherent evidence.
		Charlie was Algernon’s friend because they both had been experimented on in resembling ways.
		Charlie was Algernon’s friend because he knew what Algernon was going through every day, and he was Algernon’s friend because they both were outcasts.
	www.echeat.com /essay.php?t=117 (682 words)

	Fantastic - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		There is no truly typical "fantastic story", as the term generally discusses works of the horror or gothic genre.
		Some representative stories of this idea, however, are Algernon Blackwood's story "The Willows", where two men travelling down the Danube River are beset by an eery feeling of malice and several improbable setbacks in their trip.
		The question that pervades the story is whether they are falling prey to the wilderness and their own imaginations, or if there really is something horrific out to get them.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Fantastic (521 words)

	The Empty House and Other Ghost Stories, by Algernon Blackwood (Hardcover)
		Most connoisseurs of modern horror fiction rate Algernon Blackwood (1869-1951) as the finest horror writer of all time.
		Blackwood was unsurpassed in originality, atmosphere, and characterization.
		The Empty House and Other Ghost Stories, originally published in 1906, was Blackwood's first collection.
	www.wildsidepress.com /product.asp?itemid=1364&catid=376 (101 words)

	Algernon Blackwood
		Algernon Blackwood was born into a well-to-do Kentish family.
		His reputation as one of the greatest exponents of supernatural fiction began to grow.Chiefly known for his ghost stories, Blackwood wrote in many different forms within the genre.
		Later in life, Blackwood turned to writing radio plays, and in 1947 he began a new career on BBC TV telling ghost stories.
	www.fantasticfiction.co.uk /b/algernon-blackwood (502 words)

	Incredible Adventures By Algernon Blackwood - Hippocampus Press
		With every purchase of Algernon Blackwood's Incredible Adventures, we'll throw in a free copy of the first book in the Lovecraft's Library series -- A. Meritt's The Metal Monster, the novel that Lovecraft said "contains the most remarkable presentation of the utterly alien and non-human that I have ever seen." [SL 4.390]
		Algernon Blackwood (1869-1951) was author of one of the richest bodies of weird fiction in all literary history.
		Lovecraft regarded Blackwood as perhaps the greatest weird writer of his day and Incredible Adventures (1914) as among Blackwood's finest works.
	www.hippocampuspress.com /lovecrafts_library/incredible_adventures.html (317 words)

	Nature Green in Tooth and Claw by Algernon Blackwood (Book) in
		Algernon Blackwood is the secondmost important horror writer in the genre, and this is one of those writers I've been discovering recently.
		It is a matter of time before you get some of his work in your collection.
		Silence, Psychic Detective, one can tell right away that Blackwood is one of the most enduring horror writers in the genre.
	www.lulu.com /content/87775 (209 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: Complete John Silence Stories, The: Books (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Blackwood created just after the turn of the century.
		Algernon Blackwood was a great inspiration for the horror writers who came after him.
		Lovecraft openly adores him in his "Supernatural Horror in Literature" and a shadow of his style can be felt in the works of Jackson, Campbell and Ligotti.
	www.amazon.co.uk /exec/obidos/ASIN/0486299422 (464 words)

	Fantasy and Science Fiction - Curiosities
		In 1911, inspired after a visit to the Caucasus, Blackwood was able to finish Julius LeVallon (see FandSF May 2000), the book that described how an elemental spirit became trapped in the body of a human child.
		Blackwood was fascinated by the concept of the Diva.
		Blackwood wanted to portray the kind of being who was half-human, half-elemental.
	www.sfsite.com /fsf/2002/cur0209.htm (361 words)

	Ancient Sorceries and Other Weird Stories - Algernon Blackwood - Penguin Classics
		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.
		"Of the quality of Mr Blackwood's genius there can be no dispute; for no one has ever approached the skill, seriousness, and minute fidelity whith which he records the overtones of strangeness in ordinary things and experiences."—H.P. Lovecraft
	us.penguinclassics.com /nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,10_9780142180150,00.html (162 words)

	The Transfer by Algernon Blackwood : Arthur's Classic Novels (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		(See source file for details.) This is the etext version of the book The Transfer by Algernon Blackwood, taken from the original etext transf10.txt.
		The child began to cry in the early afternoon -- about three o'clock, to be exact.
		End of The Transfer by Algernon Blackwood for Arthur's Classic Novels
	arthursclassicnovels.com /arthurs/gothic/transf10.html (3761 words)

	IPL Online Literary Criticism Collection (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Check the links in the box to the right for possible criticism about individual works by Algernon Blackwood.
		There are no general critical sites about Algernon Blackwood presently in the collection; do you know of any that you can recommend?
		There are no biographical sites about Algernon Blackwood in the collection; do you know of any that you can recommend?
	www.ipl.org /div/litcrit/bin/litcrit.out.pl?au=bla-96 (130 words)

	The Willows, by Algernon Blackwood (TPB)
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		The Willows, by Algernon Blackwood (TPB) - 1592246206
		Algernon Blackwood (1869-1951) was one of the all-time great supernatural writers, and The Willows is his masterpiece, praised as one of the greatest horror stories ever written.
	www.wildsidepress.com /product.asp?itemid=1193&catid=376 (133 words)

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