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LoC No.: 17021793
Title: Day and Night Stories
Note: Reading ease score: 81.3 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Contents: The tryst -- The touch of Pan -- The wings of Horus -- Initiation -- A desert episode -- The other wing -- The occupant of the room -- Cain's atonement -- An Egyptian hornet -- By water -- H. S. H. -- A bit of wood -- A victim of higher space -- Transition -- The tradition.
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Summary: "Day and Night Stories" by Algernon Blackwood is a collection of short stories written in the early 20th century. The book explores the complexities of human emotions and relationships, often delving into themes of love, memory, and the supernatural. Each story is set against a backdrop that reflects both the beauty and the mystery of life, drawing readers into a world where the everyday intersects with the extraordinary. The opening of the first story, "The Tryst," introduces a man who is returning to a familiar place after fifteen years away, filled with anticipation and nostalgia for a past love. As he makes his way back to the garden gate where he once promised to meet her, he wrestles with his emotions and memories of their youthful romance. This initial chapter sets the stage for a poignant exploration of longing and the passage of time, as the protagonist reflects on both the changes in himself and the love he so fiercely holds onto, only to face an unexpected and chilling revelation at the end of his journey. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Blackwood, Algernon, 1869-1951
EBook No.: 45964
Published: Jun 14, 2014
Downloads: 288
Language: English
Subject: Horror tales, English
Subject: Supernatural -- Fiction
Subject: Short stories, English
Subject: Ghost stories, English
Subject: Paranormal fiction, English
LoCC: Language and Literatures: English literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
LoC No.: 17021793
Title: Day and Night Stories
Note: Reading ease score: 81.3 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Contents: The tryst -- The touch of Pan -- The wings of Horus -- Initiation -- A desert episode -- The other wing -- The occupant of the room -- Cain's atonement -- An Egyptian hornet -- By water -- H. S. H. -- A bit of wood -- A victim of higher space -- Transition -- The tradition.
Credits:
Produced by The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at
http:
//www.pgdp.net
(This file was produced from images
generously made available by The Internet Archive/American
Libraries.)
Summary: "Day and Night Stories" by Algernon Blackwood is a collection of short stories written in the early 20th century. The book explores the complexities of human emotions and relationships, often delving into themes of love, memory, and the supernatural. Each story is set against a backdrop that reflects both the beauty and the mystery of life, drawing readers into a world where the everyday intersects with the extraordinary. The opening of the first story, "The Tryst," introduces a man who is returning to a familiar place after fifteen years away, filled with anticipation and nostalgia for a past love. As he makes his way back to the garden gate where he once promised to meet her, he wrestles with his emotions and memories of their youthful romance. This initial chapter sets the stage for a poignant exploration of longing and the passage of time, as the protagonist reflects on both the changes in himself and the love he so fiercely holds onto, only to face an unexpected and chilling revelation at the end of his journey. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Blackwood, Algernon, 1869-1951
EBook No.: 45964
Published: Jun 14, 2014
Downloads: 288
Language: English
Subject: Horror tales, English
Subject: Supernatural -- Fiction
Subject: Short stories, English
Subject: Ghost stories, English
Subject: Paranormal fiction, English
LoCC: Language and Literatures: English literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.