Literature
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Sand by Algernon Blackwood
I As Felix Henriot came through the streets that January night the fog was stifling, but when he reached his…
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Skeleton Lake: An Episode in Camp by Algernon Blackwood
The utter loneliness of our moose-camp on Skeleton Lake had impressed us from the beginning–in the Quebec backwoods, five days…
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Smith: An Episode in a Lodging-House by Algernon Blackwood
“When I was a medical student,” began the doctor, half turning towards his circle of listeners in the firelight, “I…
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The Empty House by Algernon Blackwood
Certain houses, like certain persons, manage somehow to proclaim at once their character for evil. In the case of the…
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The Glamour of the Snow by Algernon Blackwood
I Hibbert, always conscious of two worlds, was in this mountain village conscious of three. It lay on the slopes…
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The Goblin’s Collection by Algernon Blackwood
Dutton accepted the invitation for the feeble reason that he was not quick enough at the moment to find a…
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The Insanity of Jones by Algernon Blackwood
(A Study in Reincarnation) I Adventures come to the adventurous, and mysterious things fall in the way of those who,…
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The Kit-Bag by Algernon Blackwood
When the words ‘Not Guilty’ sounded through the crowded courtroom that dark December afternoon, Arthur Wilbraham, the great criminal KC,…
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The Listener by Algernon Blackwood
Sept. 4.—I have hunted all over London for rooms suited to my income—£120 a year—and have at last found them.…
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The Little Beggar by Algernon Blackwood
He was on his way from his bachelor flat to the club, a man of middle age with a slight…
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