The Complete John Silence Stories

Posted on 21 January 2018 by Algernon Blackwood

One of the foremost British writers of supernatural tales in the twentieth century, Algernon Blackwood 1869 1951 wrote stories in which the slow accumulation of telling details produced a foreboding atmosphere of almost unendurable tension Blackwood s literary renown began in 1908 with the publication of a highly successful collection of stories, John Silence Physician Extraordinary, featuring a psychic doctor This volume contains all five of the John Silence stories from the 1908 edition plus one additional tale Edited and with an informative introduction by S T Joshi, noted occult fiction authority, the stories include A Psychical Invasion, in which Silence is summoned to a house apparently haunted by former tenants In Ancient Sorceries, he encounters a man who tells of strange experiences in a small French town and in Secret Worship, an ill starred character is rescued from spiritual and perhaps physical death The Nemesis of Fire, The Camp of the Dog, and A Victim of Higher Space conclude this collection of spellbinding tales, which will delight any devotee of weird literature. Read The Complete John Silence Stories Author Algernon Blackwood – kino-fada.fr This collection includes all five stories featuring Blackwood s psychic detective, John Silence, M.D., and except for the brief A Victim of Higher Space, a mere bagatelle each of the tales is compelling in the way all good Blackwood is compelling each features a leisurely exposition followed by a slow series of incremental complications which both inform and disarm the mesmerized reader until he is prepared for the well executed conclus...4.5I ve read the edition from Gutenberg with five cases I have no idea why it took me this long to read it Usually it s something boring, but in this case it is like the book wanted me to take my time, pay attention and enjoy I did I loved the stories and Dr John Silent Each case has different problem There are no repetitions Paranormal element and Dr John Silent are all they have in common One of the stories most of it Haruki Murakami used in his 1Q84 The cases range from demonic p 4.5I ve read the edition from Gutenberg with five cases I have no idea why it took me this long to read it Usually it s something boring, but in this case it is like the book wanted me to t...Licantropi in campeggio e mummie poco tranquille Agente segreto di Sua Maest la regina durante la prima guerra mondiale, esploratore incallito, provetto alpinista e primo volto apparso durante le trasmissioni sperimentali della BBC nel 1950 tutto questo Algernon Blackwood, autore di riferimento del genere horror attivo soprattutto nella prima met del 900 John Silence ed altri incubi recupera i sei casi dell omonimo in...Primero fue el doctor Martin Hesselius de Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu M s tarde, el profesor Van Helsing del Dr cula de Bram Stoker Y despu s tenemos al doctor John Silence de Algernon Blackwood, experto en ocultismo y fen menos ps quicos y paranormales sin olvidarnos de Carnacki, el cazador de fantasmas creado por William Hope Hodgson, aparecido con posterioridad Todos ellos tienen en com n su habilidad para detectar y poner fin las actividades extra as y extraordinarias a la que tienen que h Primero fue el doctor Martin Hesselius...Ha llovido mucho en el tiempo que intentaba adquirir esta novela La m s ansiada por m de todos los libros publicados que ya no est n y Valdemar me concedi ese deseo su reedici n.Y ten a raz n, es uno de ESOS libros inmortales.De por s el tema de detectives paranormales me gusta Aunque este detective es la escusa de presentarnos situaciones raras en los mbitos m s atractivos casa encantada, bosques con monstruos, pueblos solitarios con habitantes extra os y una isla perdida con algo que a Ha llovido mucho en el tiempo que intentaba adquirir esta novela La m s ansiada por m de todos los libros publicados que ya no est n y Valdemar me concedi ese deseo su reedici n.Y ten a raz n, es uno de ESOS libros inmortales.De por s el tema de detectives paranormales me gusta Aunque este detective es la escusa de presentarnos situaciones raras en los mbitos ...Around the turn of he century, psychic detectives were all the rage in England There was Max Carnacki, the creation of William Hope Hodgson, and also John Silence by Algernon Blackwood His The Complete John Silence Stories is an admirable collection for the days and weeks approaching Halloween.Rather than attempting to find a rational explanation for everything, which in the end would become merely annoying, Blackwood takes psychic phenomena as a given, but one that can be worked with using a Around the turn of he century, psychic detectives were all the rage in England There was Max Carnacki, the creation of William Hope Hodgson, and also John Silence by Algernon Blackwood His The Complete John Silence Stories is an admirable collection for the days and weeks approaching Halloween.Rather than attempting to find a rational explanation for everything, which in the end would become merely annoying, Blackwood takes...Tales about John Silence, physician extraordinary Silence is a doctor who has become very wealthy through unspecified means and now only takes up cases of a very special kind He has spent years learning about the supernatural and developing spiritual powers He assists people who face some sort of supernatural crisis the humour writer who loses his sense of humour after a cannabis trip awakens a slumbering spirit in his house, a businessman who returns to the monastic school of his youth t Tales about John Silence, physician extraordinary Silence is a doctor who has become very wealthy through unspecified means and now only takes up cases of a very spe...Went through this quickly quickly than I would have liked, lots of skimming and in the end skipping I received 10 books from the library at onceand another inter library loan book is waiting You put them on hold, and they all show up at once.These are good though dated stories I know some will get some laughs as in the first story the victim living in the house becomes aware of the overwhelming evil in the house when he takes an extract of cannabis indica But, put your head Went through this quickly quickly than I would have liked, lots of skimming and in the end skipping I received 10 books from the library at onceand another inter library loan book is waiting You put them on hold, and they all show up at once.These are good though dated stories I know some will get some laughs as in the first story the victim living in the house becomes aware of the overwhelming evil in the house when he takes an extract of cannabis indica But, put your head in the stories and you will enjoy them I may get them out again, when I don t have as many other library books out at once It would be difficult to find for purchase I suppose, I saw it used onfrom a third party seller for a little over 5 maybe.John Silence is a psychic doctor who has made a study of unusual things and only takes unusual cases that interest him He never takes fees as he s well off mysteriously , and is a true philanthropist He helps those who aren t...Autore forse poco conosciuto in Italia, Algernon Blackwood ci porta alla scoperta del mondo dell occulto, di cui egli stesso era uno studioso.Il modus operandi di John Silence, la spalla che lo accompagna e che ne riferisce, ammirata, le gesta e l impostazione strutturale del testo ricordano il famosissimo detective inglese Sherlock Holmes, ma in chiave horror La reale conoscenza dell argomento da parte dell autore riesce a immergere verosimilmente il lettore vi troverete talmente intrappola Autore forse poco conosciuto in Italia, Algernon Blackwood ci porta alla scoperta del mondo dell occulto, di cui egli stesso era uno studioso.Il modus operandi di John Silence, la spalla che ...The next time you pack your suitcase, tuck in a copy of John Silence s psychic mysteries You may see yourself hauntingly reflected in these ghastly tales, many involving innocent travelers who meetthan fellow passengers on the road Each of the five tales in this collection is set in a different locale London, France, southwestern England, Germany, and the islands of Sweden The source of the horror is just as varied, ranging from a simple ghostly haunting, to antiquarian thaumaturgy, to The next time you pack your suitcase, tuck in a copy of John Silence s psychic mysteries You may see yourself hauntingly reflected in these ghastly tales, many involving innocent travelers who meetthan fellow passengers on the road Each of the five tales in this collection is set in a different locale London, France, southwestern England, Germany, and the islands of Sweden The source of the horror is just as varied, ranging from a simple ghostly haunting, to antiquarian thaumaturgy, to necromancy, and finally to shape shifters and a werewolf Like the best of Blackwood s supernatural fiction, these stories are long, averaging about 70 pages per case and they re slow moving, building their terror on a broad foundation of seeming normalcy that begins to crumble and totter ...

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21 January 2018

Algernon Blackwood