Description: STARLIGHT MAN: THE EXTRAORDINARY LIFE OF ALGERNON BLACKWOOD by Mike Ashley. Eureka, CA; Stark House Press; 2019. 1st edition trade paperback. DESCRIPTION: Algernon Blackwood has been called “the central figure in the British supernatural literature of the twentieth century” by Michael Dirda in the New York Review of Books. S. T. Joshi referred to him as “a master of narrative pacing.” He has been labeled “one of the most influential supernatural writers of his time” by Storm Constantine, author of The Wraeththu Chronicles. In his essay, Supernatural Horror in Literature, H. P. Lovecraft stated that “of the quality of Mr. Blackwood’s genius there can be no dispute.” Writers and reviewers throughout the last 100 years have been extolling the virtues of Algernon Blackwood’s tales. But Blackwood was a rolling stone and kept virtually no papers or private records. When Mike Ashley decided to research Blackwood's life in 1978 he had no idea that over forty years later he would still be researching. A first edition of the biography was published in 2001 but that had to be edited down, and Ashley knew at that time that there were still many unanswered questions. Since then some of those questions have been answered and though there still remains some mystery about Blackwood—and maybe that adds to his aura and fascination—Ashley has now brought the biography up to date, restoring the text that was removed and adding more of the results of his researches. Here, now, is the most extensive and thorough study of Blackwood's life and works revealing more about the mystic, the adventurer, the innocent, the seeker. Fine. FREE DOMESTIC Media Mail shipping or $12.90 Priority Mail domestic shipping. International shipping is ONLY by the eBay Global Shipping Program. NO EXCEPTIONS!! NOT responsible for any import tax levied by Customs Offices in individual countries.
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Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Type: Biography
Features: 1st Edition
Book Series: Stark House Biography
Edition: First Edition
Book Title: Starlight Man : the Extraordinary Life of Algernon Blackwood
Item Length: 8.5in.
Item Height: 0.9in.
Item Width: 5.5in.
Author: Mike Ashley
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Horror & Supernatural, Ghost, Literary, Curiosities & Wonders, European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh, Occultism
Publisher: Stark House Press
Publication Year: 2019
Genre: Biography & Autobiography, Literary Criticism, Body, Mind & Spirit, Référence, Fiction
Item Weight: 18.8 Oz
Number of Pages: 464 Pages