This novel (short novel? novella?) by Lord Dunsany was written in 1924, and seems to have wandered in and out of the public eye over the last century. It’s a very classical (French-ish to me, for some reason) fantasy story that feels a bit like a fairy tale in the vein of the Arthurian cycle. […]
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Review: The Willows by Algernon Blackwood
This short story by Algernon Blackwood (how amazing is that name???) was written in 1907 and is considered (apparently) to be one of, if not THE, finest examples of early modern horror. What’s it about? Two (nameless) friends are on holiday, canoeing down the Danube river. They make camp on a small island in the […]