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John Silence, Physician Extraordinary
Algernon Blackwood
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But for a moment only. Smoke, turning with a show of impatience, recalled him to his purpose, and he moved past the sitting, watching creature, and deliberately opened the door to its full width.
What subsequently happened, happened in the feeble and flickering light of the solitary candle on the mantelpiece.
Through the opened door he saw the hall, dimly lit and thick with fog. Nothing, of course, was visible—nothing but the hat-stand, the African spears in dark lines upon the wall and the high-backed wooden chair standing grotesquely underneath. . . Read More
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Primero fue el doctor Martin Hesselius de Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu. Más tarde, el profesor Van Helsing del 'Drácula' de Bram Stoker. Y después tenemos al doctor John Silence de Algernon Blackwood, experto en ocultismo y fenómenos psíquicos y paranormales; sin olvidarnos de Carnacki, el cazador de fan
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
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.
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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
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Unos relatos de ritmo lento, escritos con maestría, que, lejos de ser trepidantes, carecen de grandes giros: la descripción y la atmósfera prima sobre las vueltas de tuerca. Entre ellos hay historias de brujerías, casas encantadas, licantropía…
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"A man of power is among us! A man of God!"
What a pleasure to return to one of my favorite authors, Algernon Blackwood. It has been a while since I've read more than one story by him in a row. I love his prose, formal but never stodgy, always serious, with the occasional stylized flourish when d
"It's seeing people and objects in their weird entirety, in their true and complete shapes, that is so distressing. It introduces me to a world of monsters."
I found the last story, "A Victim of Higher Space," to be much superior to the five tales that preceded it. I will go even farther and say it w