A Haunted Island (Fantasy and Horror Classics)

A Haunted Island (Fantasy and Horror Classics) - Paperback

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A Haunted Island (Fantasy and Horror Classics) - Paperback

by Algernon Blackwood
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by Algernon Blackwood (Author)

This gripping tale of mystery and horror takes place on a remote Canadian island that the isolated narrator soon discovers to be alive with terror and ghostly apparitions.

A solitary scholar is left on a small island in a large Canadian lake to study on what should have been a peaceful and productive retreat. Yet, as night falls and the scholar realises the weight of his isolation, the secluded island begins to echo eerie voices and footsteps. He soon becomes convinced malevolent spirits are haunting him and must try to retain his sanity as well as his life.

With its vivid descriptions and chilling atmosphere, A Haunted Island is a masterful work of gothic horror, sure to leave you chilled to the bone.

Number of Pages: 30
Dimensions: 0.08 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN
Publication Date: May 04, 2011
ISBN9781447405122
Author Algernon Blackwood
PublisherFantasy and Horror Classics
GenreLiterature
FormatPaperback
PublishedMay 2011
LanguageENG- English
Pages30
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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About Algernon Blackwood

S. T. Joshi is a freelance writer and editor. He has edited Penguin Classics editions of H. P. Lovecraft's The Call of Cthulhu and Other Weird Stories (1999), and The Thing on the Doorstep and Other Weird Stories (2001), as well as Algernon Blackwood's Ancient Sorceries and Other Strange Stories (2002). Among his critical and biographical studies are The Weird Tale (1990), Lord Dunsany: Master of the Anglo-Irish Imagination (1995), H. P. Lovecraft: A Life (1996), and The Modern Weird Tale (2001). He has also edited works by Ambrose Bierce, Arthur Machen, and H. L. Mencken, and is compiling a three-volume Encyclopedia of Supernatural Literature. He lives with his wife in Seattle, Washington.

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