{"product_id":"ancient-sorceries-deluxe-edition-fiction-literature","title":"Ancient Sorceries (Deluxe Edition) - Fiction \u0026 Literature","description":"\u003cp\u003eA beautifully produced new edition of Blackwood’s weirdest supernatural stories, including “The Willows,” highlighted by H.P. Lovecraft as \"the single finest weird tale in literature”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLauded as one of our greatest storytellers, and inspiring generations of writers from H.P. Lovecraft to Tolkien to Stephen King, Algernon Blackwood left a legacy as one of Britain's greatest conjurors of weird and supernatural stories. Blackwood’s inimitable style puts readers right in the middle of the story, with visceral and nature-inspired fear that lies just beyond the real, often in the form of a nameless dread.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis beautifully produced edition, with a stunning cover and thoughtful design and layout to ensure the most enjoyable reading experience, features four of his most unnervingly curious tales:\u003cbr\u003e\nAncient Sorceries--a traveller stops in a remote French hill town and soon finds himself unable to leave; there is something strangely feline about the inhabitants, he notices, and they all seem to be watching him very closely…\u003cbr\u003e\nThe Listener--a lodging house guest feels himself observed by a malevolent presence. Soon it transpires his room’s previous occupant is watching him from beyond the grave, and is envious of the very flesh on his bones.\u003cbr\u003e\nThe Sea Fit--an old retired ship’s captain’s ravings build to a terrifying climax, as he offers himself up as a sacrifice to the cruel gods of the sea.\u003cbr\u003e\nThe Willows--two friends on a canoeing trip spend a terrifying night on a lonely willow-covered island, haunted by the strange trees and sinister shapes in the water.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"American Book Company Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":66764187893875,"sku":"9781782278511","price":299.0,"currency_code":"PHP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0693\/1041\/4963\/files\/9781782278511.webp?v=1792397808","url":"https:\/\/nationalbookstore.com\/products\/ancient-sorceries-deluxe-edition-fiction-literature","provider":"National Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}