The Willows and Others: Collected Short Fiction of Algernon Blackwood, Volume 1 Edited by S.T. Joshi (Hippocampus Press, 2023) Paperback

Algernon Blackwood. The Willows and Others: Collected Short Fiction of Algernon Blackwood, Volume 1. Edited by S.T. Joshi. New York: Hippocampus Press, 515 pages. Cover artwork by Jason Van  Hollander. Condition: As New  Description from the publisher:  Algernon Blackwood (1869–1951) was England’s greatest writer of weird fiction in the early twentieth century. He escaped a repressive religious education by absorbing Hindu and Buddhist texts. Venturing to Canada to look for work, he established a deep connection with the natural world on frequent camping trips. But his subsequent years in New York (1892–99) thrust him in a filthy, overcrowded megalopolis that affected Blackwood profoundly. Returning to England, he began a literary career in earnest in the early years of the new century. This is the first complete edition of Blackwood’s short fiction, planned for six volumes. This volume contains stories he wrote from 1889 to 1907. Included are numerous stories uncollected in Blackwood’