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Algernon Blackwood was an English writer known for his supernatural and horror fiction. His works often explore the boundaries between human consciousness and the supernatural, enjoying great popularity among readers.

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“To the Sabbath! To the Sabbath!' they cried. 'On to the Witches' Sabbath!" Up and down that narrow hall they danced, the women on each side of him, to the wildest measure he had ever imagined, yet which he dimly, dreadfully remembered, till the lamp on the wall flickered and went out, and they were left in total darkness. And the devil woke in his heart with a thousand vile suggestions and made him afraid.”

Heart Made Left Sides Darkness Wall Thousand Devil Remembered Halls Witch Cried Suggestions Lamps Up And Down Sabbath

Book:Three John Silence Stories

Source: Three John Silence Stories

“But the wicked passions of men's hearts alone seem strong enough to leave pictures that persist the good are ever too luke-warm.”

Men Heart Enough Seems Passion Strong Warm Wicked Persist Strong Enough Luke Leave Me Alone

Book:Collected Works of Algernon Blackwood (Unabridged): 10 Novels & 80+ Short Stories: The Empty House and Other Ghost Stories, John Silence Series, Jimbo, The Willows, The Human Chord, The Education of Uncle Paul, The Wave, The Listener…

Source: Collected Works of Algernon Blackwood (Unabridged): 10 Novels & 80+ Short Stories: The Empty House and Other Ghost Stories, John Silence Series, Jimbo, The Willows, The Human Chord, The Education of Uncle Paul, The Wave, The Listener…

“And if thought and emotion can persist in this way so long after the brain that sent them forth has crumpled into dust, how vitally important it must be to control their very birth in the heart, and guard them with the keenest possible restraint.”

Ifs Way Heart Long Important Emotion Brain Birth Dust Persist Restraint Thoughts And Emotions

Author:Algernon Blackwood