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Author: Algernon Blackwood Publisher: Good Press ISBN: Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 270
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The Wolves of God and Other Fey Stories by Algernon Blackwood is about Blackwood's collection of thrilling fantasy tales about romance, friendship, and murder. Excerpt: "AS the little steamer entered the bay of Kettletoft in the Orkneys the beach at Sanday appeared so low that the houses almost seemed to be standing in the water; and to the big, dark man leaning over the rail of the upper deck, the sight of them came with a pang of mingled pain and pleasure. The scene, to his eyes, had not changed. The houses, the low shore, the flat treeless country beyond, the vast open sky, all looked the same as when he left the island thirty years ago to work for the Hudson Bay Company in distant N. W. Canada."
Author: Algernon Blackwood Publisher: Good Press ISBN: Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 270
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The Wolves of God and Other Fey Stories by Algernon Blackwood is about Blackwood's collection of thrilling fantasy tales about romance, friendship, and murder. Excerpt: "AS the little steamer entered the bay of Kettletoft in the Orkneys the beach at Sanday appeared so low that the houses almost seemed to be standing in the water; and to the big, dark man leaning over the rail of the upper deck, the sight of them came with a pang of mingled pain and pleasure. The scene, to his eyes, had not changed. The houses, the low shore, the flat treeless country beyond, the vast open sky, all looked the same as when he left the island thirty years ago to work for the Hudson Bay Company in distant N. W. Canada."
Author: Algernon Blackwood Publisher: 谷月社 ISBN: Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 365
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As the little steamer entered the bay of Kettletoft in the Orkneys the beach at Sanday appeared so low that the houses almost seemed to be standing in the water; and to the big, dark man leaning over the rail of the upper deck the sight of them came with a pang of mingled pain and pleasure. The scene, to his eyes, had not changed. The houses, the low shore, the flat treeless country beyond, the vast open sky, all looked exactly the same as when he left the island thirty years ago to work for the Hudson Bay Company in distant N. W. Canada. A lad of eighteen then, he was now a man of forty-eight, old for his years, and this was the home-coming he had so often dreamed about in the lonely wilderness of trees where he had spent his life. Yet his grim face wore an anxious rather than a tender expression. The return was perhaps not quite as he had pictured it. Jim Peace had not done too badly, however, in the Company’s service. For an islander, he would be a rich man now; he had not married, he had saved the greater part of his salary, and even in the far-away Post where he had spent so many years there had been occasional opportunities of the kind common to new, wild countries where life and law are in the making. He had not hesitated to take them. None of the big Company Posts, it was true, had come his way, nor had he risen very high in the service; in another two years his turn would have come, yet he had left of his own accord before those two years were up. His decision, judging by the strength in the features, was not due to impulse; the move had been deliberately weighed and calculated; he had renounced his opportunity after full reflection. A man with those steady eyes, with that square jaw and determined mouth, certainly did not act without good reason.... I THE WOLVES OF GOD 1 2 3 II CHINESE MAGIC 1 2 3 4 5 VI THE VALLEY OF THE BEASTS 1 2 3 VIII EGYPTIAN SORCERY 1 2 3 X THE MAN WHO FOUND OUT 1 2 3 4 5 6 XI THE EMPTY SLEEVE 1 2 3 4 5 XIV THE LANE THAT RAN EAST AND WEST 1 2 XV “VENGEANCE IS MINE” 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Author: Agernon Blackwood Publisher: The Floating Press ISBN: 1775560058 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 356
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Renowned author Algernon Blackwood defined his own unique niche in the horror genre, exploring strange and occult themes in subtle, leisurely paced, elegantly written tales. The stories collected in The Wolves of God run the gamut in terms of subject matter and style, making this volume a good introduction to Blackwood's prodigious body of work.
Author: Heather Graham Publisher: Dell ISBN: 0307815153 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 416
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SHE IS A HEROINE OF HER PEOPLE. . . . With her extraordinary violet eyes, ebony hair, and ivory skin, the French countess Melisande was a prize for any man. But it was Conar MacAuliffe, a young warrior who rode into battle to defend her people, who made Melisande his bride—and then disappeared for years. Now MacAuliffe has returned to claim his wife, a ravishing woman determined to fight for her freedom at all costs. But the proud beauty who fears no man suddenly fears herself—and the passionate embrace of the husband who vows never to let her go. HE IS THE MIGHTY VIKING CONQUEROR THEY CALLED . . . Lord of the Wolves, a legendary warrior whose greatest challenge will come with the woman he is destined to wed. In the fiery Melisande he will find his heaven and hell. Even as he wages war for her heart, he dares not yield his own. Even as he lays sweet seductive siege to her body, he tries to shield his soul. It will take a common enemy and a little trust to awaken them both to a love that can change their lives forever.
Author: Brett L. Walker Publisher: University of Washington Press ISBN: 0295989939 Category : Technology & Engineering Languages : en Pages : 355
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Many Japanese once revered the wolf as Oguchi no Magami, or Large-Mouthed Pure God, but as Japan began its modern transformation wolves lost their otherworldly status and became noxious animals that needed to be killed. By 1905 they had disappeared from the country. In this spirited and absorbing narrative, Brett Walker takes a deep look at the scientific, cultural, and environmental dimensions of wolf extinction in Japan and tracks changing attitudes toward nature through Japan's long history. Grain farmers once worshiped wolves at shrines and left food offerings near their dens, beseeching the elusive canine to protect their crops from the sharp hooves and voracious appetites of wild boars and deer. Talismans and charms adorned with images of wolves protected against fire, disease, and other calamities and brought fertility to agrarian communities and to couples hoping to have children. The Ainu people believed that they were born from the union of a wolflike creature and a goddess. In the eighteenth century, wolves were seen as rabid man-killers in many parts of Japan. Highly ritualized wolf hunts were instigated to cleanse the landscape of what many considered as demons. By the nineteenth century, however, the destruction of wolves had become decidedly unceremonious, as seen on the island of Hokkaido. Through poisoning, hired hunters, and a bounty system, one of the archipelago's largest carnivores was systematically erased. The story of wolf extinction exposes the underside of Japan's modernization. Certain wolf scientists still camp out in Japan to listen for any trace of the elusive canines. The quiet they experience reminds us of the profound silence that awaits all humanity when, as the Japanese priest Kenko taught almost seven centuries ago, we "look on fellow sentient creatures without feeling compassion."
Author: Algernon Blackwood Publisher: Hardpress Publishing ISBN: 9781290277266 Category : Languages : en Pages : 346
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Author: Algernon Blackwood Publisher: Read Books Ltd ISBN: 1528799070 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 30
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This classic ghost story is set on the isolated islands of Orkney as a man runs from the horrors he encountered in the North American wilderness. Jim Peace returns to his brother, Tom, and their childhood home in the Orkneys after spending 30 years working in Canada. Despite the comforting familiarity of the islands, something has changed within Jim, and he attempts to conceal his deteriorating state of mind from his brother and friends. As a heavy storm hits, Jim becomes transfixed by a pack of wolves only he can see, and Tom grows increasingly concerned for his brother's health. This classic short story by Algernon Blackwood was first published in his 1921 collection, The Wolves of God and Other Fey Stories, and is not to be missed by fans of classic horror literature.
Author: Folco Terzani Publisher: HarperCollins UK ISBN: 0008326002 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 192
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After the best-seller The End is My Beginning, co-authored with his father Tixiano Terzani, the long-awaited Folco Terzani’s comeback with a spiritual fable of nature, men and God.
Author: Algernon Blackwood
Author: Algernon Blackwood
Author: Algernon Blackwood
Author: Algernon Blackwood
Author: Agernon Blackwood
Author: Heather Graham
Author: Brett L. Walker
Author: Algernon Blackwood
Author: Algernon Blackwood
Author: Algernon Blackwood
Author: Folco Terzani