Librivox recording of the willows by algernon blackwood. This edition adds a new introduction by john gregory betancourt. The willows is a classic horror novella famous for being influential on a number of later writers, in particular horror author h. Books by blackwood, algernon sorted by popularity project. This edition of the willows includes a table of contents. The willows algernon blackwood audiobook and ebook. A screen adaptation of algernon blackwoods celebrated weird tale by wayne kyle spitzer. More than just ghosts, however, this collection includes tales of vampires and other creatures of the night.
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