A Victim of Higher Space
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Algernon Blackwood
Algernon Blackwood (1869-1951) was an English journalist, novelist, and short story writer. Born in Shooter’s Hill, he developed an interest in Hinduism and Buddhism at a young age. After a youth spent travelling and taking odd jobs—Canadian dairy farmer, bartender, model, violin teacher—Blackwood returned to England and embarked on a career as a professional writer. Known for his connection to the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, Blackwood gained a reputation as a master of occult storytelling, publishing such popular horror stories as “The Willows” and “The Wendigo.” He also wrote several novels, including Jimbo: A Fantasy (1909) and The Centaur (1911). Throughout his life, Blackwood was a passionate outdoorsman, spending much of his time skiing and mountain climbing. Recognized as a pioneering writer of ghost stories, Blackwood influenced such figures as J. R. R. Tolkien, H. P. Lovecraft, and Henry Miller.
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A Victim of Higher Space - Algernon Blackwood
A Victim of Higher Space
By Algernon Blackwood
Start Publishing LLC
Copyright © 2013 by Start Publishing LLC
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First Start Publishing eBook edition October 2013
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ISBN 978-1-60977-134-8
There's a hextraordinary gentleman to see you, sir,
said the new man.
Why 'extraordinary'?
asked Dr. Silence, drawing the tips of his thin fingers through his brown beard. His eyes twinkled pleasantly. Why 'extraordinary,' Barker?
he repeated encouragingly, noticing the perplexed expression in the man's eyes.
He's so--so thin, sir. I could hardly see 'im at all--at first. He was inside the house before I could ask the name,
he added, remembering strict orders.
And who brought him here?
He come alone, sir, in a closed cab. He pushed by me before I could say a word--making no noise not what I could hear. He seemed to move very soft----
The man stopped short with obvious embarrassment, as though he had already said enough to jeopardise his new situation, but trying hard to show that he remembered the instructions and warnings he had received with regard to the admission of strangers not properly accredited.
And where is the gentleman now?
asked Dr. Silence, turning away to conceal his amusement.
I really couldn't exactly say, sir. I left him standing in the 'all----
The doctor looked up sharply. But why in the hall, Barker? Why not in the waiting-room?
He fixed his piercing though kindly eyes on the man's face. Did he frighten you?
he asked quickly.
I think he did, sir, if I may say so. I seemed to lose sight of him, as it were----
The man stammered, evidently convinced by now that he had earned his dismissal. He come in so funny, just like a cold wind,
he added boldly, setting his heels at attention and looking his master full in the face.
The doctor made an internal note of the man's halting description; he was pleased that the slight evidence