5/24/2023 0 Comments The willows algernon![]() ![]() ![]() Painting by Nikolai Astrup, Vårnatt og seljekall, 1917 IĪfter leaving Vienna, and long before you come to Budapest, the Danube enters a region of singular loneliness and desolation, where its waters spread away on all sides regardless of a main channel, and the country becomes a swamp for miles upon miles, covered by a vast sea of low willow-bushes. Readers who enjoy this novella should also consider reading Arthur Machen’s novella The Great God Pan. This great tale is a favorite of Gothic Literature fans. Over the course of several days the men experience a series of unsettling phenomenon and supernatural occurrences. ![]() Blackwood uses personification to bring the setting and its various elements to life, including the river, sun, wind and the willows. In The Willows we find two friends traveling down the Danube River. Lovecraft as one of the finest Supernatural tales in English literature, Algernon Blackwood’s story of two friends on a canoe trip is a Gothic and ‘weird fiction’ classic. ![]()
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