The Lure of the Unknown: Essays on the Strange by Algernon Blackwood (Swan River Press, April 2022, 978-1-78380-042-1, €40.00, xi+183pp, hc, co, cover by Chloe Cumming) [edited by Mike Ashley]
Collection of Algernon Blackwood’s essays, talks, reviews and anecdotes exploring encounters with the strange and unusual or, in Blackwood’s preferred word, the “odd”. They include his first attempts to investigate alleged haunted houses, his association with such luminaries as W. B. Yeats, “A.E.”, and Gurdjieff; his thoughts on telepathy, reincarnation, elemental spirits, other dimensions, and his beliefs in what lies beyond our normal perceptions. Limited to 350 copies.
- vii · Hidden Thoughts · Mike Ashley · in
- 3 · Looking Back at Christmas · Algernon Blackwood · ar The Leader December 25 1948
- 11 · I Speak for Myself · Algernon Blackwood · ar
first broadcast on BBC Far Eastern Service, December 3, 1949.
- 15 · How I Became Interested in Ghosts · Algernon Blackwood · ar
first broadcast on BBC television on October 13, 1951.
- 24 · The Midnight Hour · Algernon Blackwood · ar The Queen November 24 1948
- 30 · Minor Memories · Algernon Blackwood · ar
first broadcast on BBC Third Programme, September 8, 1949.
- 37 · My Strangest Christmas · Algernon Blackwood · ar The Radio Times December 24 1948
- 39 · The Little People & Co. · Algernon Blackwood · ar
first broadcast on BBC Third Programme, December 25, 1948.
- 50 · The Birth of an Idea · Algernon Blackwood · ar The London Mystery Magazine #6, 1950
revised from “The Genesis of Ideas” (The Writer, February 1937).
- 58 · Our Former Lives · Algernon Blackwood · ar Prediction May 1947
- 64 · The Fire Body · Algernon Blackwood · ar North American Review September 1931; given as “The Fire Bodies” in the Table of Contents.
- 79 · Passport to the Next Dimension · Algernon Blackwood · ar Prediction March 1948
- 85 · Adventures in Thought-Transference · Algernon Blackwood · ar Prediction December 1949
- 93 · Oddities · Algernon Blackwood · ar The Listener September 9 1948; abridged to avoid repetition; excised material replaced with an extract from “Some Remarkable Dreams”.
first broadcast on BBC Home Programme, August 31, 1948.
- _96 · Some Remarkable Dreams · Algernon Blackwood · ex The Strand Magazine February 1933
- 99 · Gooseflesh · [uncredited] · iv [Ref. Algernon Blackwood]
first broadcast on the BBC Light Programme, January 31, 1948.
- 104 · Along Came a Spider · Algernon Blackwood · ar The London Mystery Magazine #8, February/March 1951
first broadcast as “Spiders and Such” on BBC Home Service, June 10, 1950.
- 111 · The Fear of Heights · Algernon Blackwood · ar The Listener November 7 1947
first broadcast on BBC Home Service, October 29, 1947.
- 119 · Superstition and the Magic “Curse” · Algernon Blackwood · ar The Daily Express April 9 1923
- 121 · The Psychology of Places · Algernon Blackwood · ar The Westminster Gazette April 30 1910
- 126 · Dreams and Fairies · Algernon Blackwood · ar The Bookman December 1929
- 134 · Explorers’ Ghost Stories · Algernon Blackwood · ar The Occult Review July 1925
- 154 · The Lure of the Unknown · Algernon Blackwood · ar Time and Tide December 7 1923 (+2)
- 172 · Queer Stories · Algernon Blackwood · ar The Listener September 12 1934
first broadcast on BBC National Programme, August 28, 1934.
- 181 · Sources · [uncredited] · ms
- 187 · About the Author · [uncredited] · bg
- 189 · About the Editor · [uncredited] · bg
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