The Greatest Ghost Stories of Algernon Blackwood

Book excerpt: Algernon Blackwood (1869-1951) was an English short story writer and novelist, one of the most prolific writers of ghost stories in the history of the genre. Blackwood wrote a number of horror stories. His most work seeks less to frighten than to induce a sense of awe. Blackwood's best known stories are "The Willows" and "The Wendigo". _x000D_ This unique and meticulously edited collection includes: The Empty House_x000D_ Keeping His Promise_x000D_ The Willows_x000D_ The Listener_x000D_ Max Hensig_x000D_ Secret Worship_x000D_ Ancient Sorceries_x000D_ The Wendigo_x000D_ The Glamour of the Snow_x000D_ The Transfer