Algernon Blackwood
The Human Chord
The Human Chord
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Robert Spinrobin answers a newspaper ad and travels to rural Wales, where he meets Philip Skale and his niece Miriam, who are pursuing a new science of sound to discover the true names of people and record the phenomena and transformations that this naming ritual brings. Skale plans to intone a forbidden name beyond the preserve of humanity, but a storm of disastrous cosmic consequences threatens to break. Blackwood's tour-de-force novel is long overdue rediscovery, with a new introduction from Mike Ashley.
Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 224 pages
Publication date: 25 July 2024
Publisher: British Library Publishing
Robert Spinrobin, a daydreamer, responds to a newspaper advertisement seeking an imaginative tenor with knowledge of ancient languages. He travels to rural Wales and meets Philip Skale, an ex-clergyman, Mrs. Mawle, and her niece, Miriam, who have been exploring a new science of sound to uncover the true names of individuals and document the strange phenomena and transformations that accompany this naming ritual. With documented possibilities of mind-melding and spiritual awakenings, Skale soon shifts his focus to a more ambitious scheme to utter a forbidden name beyond the realm of humanity, while a brewing storm of catastrophic cosmic consequences looms on the horizon. Originally published in 1910 but largely forgotten for much of the twentieth century, Blackwood's masterful novel is long overdue for rediscovery. Accompanied by a fresh and insightful introduction by one of the foremost authorities on Blackwood, Mike Ashley, this edition offers a captivating glimpse into the world of Blackwood's imagination.
Weight: 194g
Dimension: 189 x 130 x 17 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780712355414
Edition number: Unabridged ed
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