The Lure of the Unknown: Essays on the Strange
posthumous essay collection · First published 2022
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Algernon Blackwood Books in Order
Algernon Henry Blackwood (1869–1951) was an English novelist, short-story writer, broadcaster, and dramatist best known for The Willows, The Wendigo, and the John Silence stories. His work combines supernatural fiction, mysticism, nature writing, children's fantasy, memoir, and theatrical collaboration.
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Algernon Blackwood's Newest Book
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Start with one of these
The Empty House and Other Ghost Stories
The first major collection and a strong entry point to Blackwood's supernatural fiction.
Incredible Adventures
A central original collection containing several of his most acclaimed weird tales.
The Centaur
A major mystical novel that represents Blackwood's nature-centered fantasy.
John Silence, Physician Extraordinary
The foundational book-length collection of his supernatural detective stories.
Read in order
Books by series
novel sequence · complete
Uncle Paul Books
A linked sequence of children's fantasy books centered on Uncle Paul's imaginative world.
novel sequence · complete
Julius LeVallon
A two-novel sequence concerning Julius LeVallon's reincarnation and spiritual development.
story series · complete
John Silence
A series of supernatural detective stories featuring the physician and occult investigator John Silence.
- 1 John Silence, Physician ExtraordinaryAmazon ↗
Book 1 · short story collection · 1908
Outside the series
Bibliography by category
Novels (7)
Nonfiction (1)
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Episodes Before ThirtyAmazon ↗memoir · 1923
Short fiction (10)
- The Empty House and Other Ghost StoriesAmazon ↗
short story collection · 1906
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The Listener and Other StoriesAmazon ↗short story collection · 1907
- The Lost Valley and Other StoriesAmazon ↗
short story collection · 1910
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Pan's Garden: A Volume of Nature StoriesAmazon ↗short story collection · 1912
- Ten Minute StoriesAmazon ↗
short story collection · 1914
- Incredible AdventuresAmazon ↗
short story collection · 1914
- Day and Night StoriesAmazon ↗
short story collection · 1917
- The Wolves of God, and Other Fey StoriesAmazon ↗
short story collection · 1921
- ShocksAmazon ↗
short story collection · 1935
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The Doll and One OtherAmazon ↗short story collection · 1946
Essays and speeches (1)
- Tongues of Fire and Other SketchesAmazon ↗
essay and sketch collection · 1924
Children's books (9)
- Sambo and SnitchAmazon ↗
children's novel · 1927
- Mr. CupboardAmazon ↗
children's book · 1928
- Dudley and Gilderoy: A NonsenseAmazon ↗
children's novel · 1929
- By UndergroundAmazon ↗
children's book · 1930
- The Italian ConjurorAmazon ↗
children's book · 1932
- Maria—of England—in the RainAmazon ↗
children's book · 1933
- The Fruit Stoners: Being the Adventures of Maria Among the Fruit StonersAmazon ↗
children's novel · 1934
- Sergeant Poppett and Policeman JamesAmazon ↗
children's book · 1934
- How the Circus Came to TeaAmazon ↗
children's book · 1936