Algernon Blackwood Shridan Le Fanu Henry James Shirley Jackson M.R. James Flannery O'Connor
What do you think of them?
What do you think of them?
Have you read?
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Lots, from all of them. As have many thousands of other people. They're all great writers, who have produced what are deservedly considered classics. I could list five hundred others in the same category. What's your point?
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I love both Henry James and Flannery O'Connor. Fabulous writers-both of 'em.
Then again, I am one of the few people I know who reads them for fun.
So why the question?
Then again, I am one of the few people I know who reads them for fun.
So why the question?
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All but Le Fanu.
What did I learn? What do I learn from any author or reading any work?
What kind of question is this? The lessons from each writer would be quite different since this is a diverse mix.
What did I learn? What do I learn from any author or reading any work?
What kind of question is this? The lessons from each writer would be quite different since this is a diverse mix.
Blackwood, Fanu. et all
Thanks to all for replying. Actually, I just wanted to know if they were read. There's some fine examples of the short story represted here. Perhaps they can lead into a discussion of some sort, I don't know. I don't know if the question has any point other than this.
Thanks to all for replying. Actually, I just wanted to know if they were read. There's some fine examples of the short story represted here. Perhaps they can lead into a discussion of some sort, I don't know. I don't know if the question has any point other than this.
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Wow. Yeah. Commas would be nice since I haven't even heard of most of those authors it's hard for me to seperate the names.
As far as that, I think I've read Henry James and Shirley Jackson in high school. Didn't leave much of an impression.
But then nothing from high school left an impression.
As far as that, I think I've read Henry James and Shirley Jackson in high school. Didn't leave much of an impression.
But then nothing from high school left an impression.
Just read The Willows by Algernon Blackwood. A horror masterpiece in my opinion. No one writes like that anymore; beautiful prose, and hauntingly creepy. It was part of the collection Ancient Sorceries and Other Weird Stories, so I'll definitely read more from him.
The Willows
The Willows indeed is a very good story. For others, you can try Best Ghost Stories of Algernon Blackwood. There you will find The Willows, Ancient Sorceries, and more. Happy reading!
I was non-committal about ghost stories, thinking they were just haunted house stories and such, until I started reading Blackwood and other classics.
The Willows indeed is a very good story. For others, you can try Best Ghost Stories of Algernon Blackwood. There you will find The Willows, Ancient Sorceries, and more. Happy reading!
I was non-committal about ghost stories, thinking they were just haunted house stories and such, until I started reading Blackwood and other classics.
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