tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3173887948269031901.post1392639035778065926..comments2024-03-26T01:21:57.869+00:00Comments on Supernatural Tales: Building a Spooky Library - Algernon Blackwoodvaldemarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03829872956512652469noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3173887948269031901.post-40879280695403825972013-08-23T19:19:18.573+00:002013-08-23T19:19:18.573+00:00Glad to hear it! I forgot 'The Listener', ...Glad to hear it! I forgot 'The Listener', actually - it is indeed pretty good. And the parallels with Machen are interesting. If this were a series about the writers with the most interesting lives Blackwood would come out top.valdemarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03829872956512652469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3173887948269031901.post-23528542386242457492013-08-23T18:44:16.216+00:002013-08-23T18:44:16.216+00:00Funnily enough, I've just finished reading an ...Funnily enough, I've just finished reading an anthology - 'The Listener & Other Stories' by Blackwood. His prose style is indeed very long-winded, but in a funny way I found it one of the most effective things about his stories, as it helps build up tension. 'The Listener' and 'Max Hensig' largely work because of their glacial pace (although atmosphere is a big part of what makes 'The Listener' work as well). 'The Willows' and 'May Day Eve' reminded me a lot of Machen.<br /><br />One of the advantages of having a kindle is that I can download these off the Internet Archive, although the quality is variable (most of the books have been scanned). The Blackwood Anthology was pretty patchy but there were little or no formatting issues with another book you mentioned a while back - and which I really enjoyed - 'The Beetle'.Aonghus Fallonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09434527113873901741noreply@blogger.com