Four Weird Tales
1. "The Willows": Two friends, a Swede and an Englishman, take a canoe trip down the Danube River. As they travel, they become increasingly aware of a mysterious presence in the willows that line the riverbanks. They eventually come to realize that the willows are inhabited by an ancient, supernatural force that is determined to keep them from leaving. 2. "The Wendigo": A group of hunters in the Canadian wilderness are terrorized by a mysterious creature known as the Wendigo. The creature is said to be a spirit of the forest, and it has the power to possess and control its victims. 3. "The Man Whom the Trees Loved": A man moves to a small village in the English countryside and discovers that the trees in the area have a strange connection to him. He soon finds himself in a battle of wills with the trees, as they attempt to draw him into their world. 4. "The Glamour of the Snow": A young woman is drawn to a mysterious man who lives in a snow-covered mountain. She soon discovers that he is a powerful sorcerer, and that he has the power to control the weather. He uses his powers to lure her into his world, and she must find a way to escape before she is lost forever.
By Algernon Blackwood · First published 1951 · Genre: Weird Fiction, Horror, Fantasy · 26 chapters · 54,689 words
First lines
Hibbert, always conscious of two worlds, was in this mountain village conscious of three. It lay on the slopes of the Valais Alps, and he had taken a room in the little post office, where he could be at peace to write his book, yet at the same time enjoy the winter sports and find companionship in the hotels when he wanted it.
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- Work type: Novel
- Author: Algernon Blackwood
- Date: 1951 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Weird Fiction, Horror, Fantasy, Supernatural
- Length: 54,689 words
- Structure: 26 chapters, 928 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Standard (8th-9th Grade)
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Genres
- Weird Fiction — The title of the book, 'Four Weird Tales', implies that the book is a collection of stories that fall under the genre of Weird Fiction, which is a genre of literature that combines elements of horror, fantasy, and the supernatural.
- Horror — The author, Algernon Blackwood, is known for writing horror stories, and the genre of Weird Fiction often incorporates elements of horror.
- Fantasy — The genre of Weird Fiction often incorporates elements of fantasy, and the supernatural elements in the stories may be considered to be a part of the fantasy genre.
- Supernatural — The genre of Weird Fiction often incorporates elements of the supernatural, and the stories in this book may contain supernatural elements.
Tags
English · Fantasy · Fantasy fiction · Fiction · Horror · Horror tales · Supernatural · Weird Fiction · aware · beneath · body · brought
Contents
- PART I
- PART I
- PART I
- PART I
- PART II
- PART II
- PART II
- PART II
- PART III
- PART III
- PART III
- PART III
- PART IV
- PART IV
- PART IV
- PART V
- PART V
- PART V
- PART VI
- PART VI
- PART VI
- PART VII
- PART VII
- PART VIII
- PART IX
- PART X