Download or read book John Silence Physician Extraordinary Large Print Edition written by Algernon Blackwood and published by . This book was released on 2020-04-22 with total page 666 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: John Silence is a doctor who handles cases dealing with the occult and the supernatural in the early 1900s. Think of him as a paranormal Sherlock Holmes. This collection features five outstanding cases, and you need to read them nowCASE I: A Psychical InvasionCASE II: Ancient SorceriesCASE III: The Nemesis of FireCASE IV: Secret WorshipCASE V: The Camp of the Dog
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Download or read book John Silence Physician Extraordinary written by Algernon Blackwood and published by Jaunt Classics. This book was released on 2019-10 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contemporaries of Sherlock Holmes, the occult detectives were Victorian- and Edwardian-era investigators concerned with all manner of psychic, spectral and paranormal matters, eager to separate reality--no matter how bizarre--from hoaxers and con men. In this volume, renowned psychic investigator Dr. John Silence delves into five cases, ranging from the psychical invasion of a long-dead resident upon a writer of humorous tales to disturbing incidents of lycanthropy, with a twist only Dr. John Silence could conceive.
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Download or read book The Complete John Silence Stories written by Algernon Blackwood and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 1997-01-01 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Six tales of horror from a master craftsman: "A Psychical Invasion," "Ancient Sorceries," "Secret Worship," "The Nemesis of Fire," "The Camp of God," and "A Victim of Higher Space."
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Download or read book A Dark Muse written by Gary Lachman and published by Perseus (for Hbg). This book was released on 2004-12-29 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author of A Secret History of Consciousness and Turn Off Your Mind explores the influence of the occult on history and thought from the Renaissance through the modern age, discussing its impact on Emanuel Swedenborg, Charles Boudelaire, Edgar Allan Poe, and many others. Original.
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Download or read book John Silence Physician Extraordinary written by Algernon Blackwood and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2019-11-21 with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Algernon Blackwood's 'John Silence, Physician Extraordinary' is a collection of spine-chilling tales featuring the character of John Silence, a psychic detective who investigates the paranormal. This volume includes all six of his cases, from the psychical invasion of a man's mind, to ancient sorceries and secret worship, and the terrifying nemesis of fire. As Silence delves deeper into each case, readers will be drawn into a world of supernatural horror where danger lurks in the shadows and the unknown can be deadly.
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