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Algernon Blackwood
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English short story writer and novelist (1869–1951)

Also known as: Algernon Henry Blackwood, Элджернон Блэквуд, ألجيرنون بلاكوود, 앨저넌 블랙우드, アルジャーノン・ブラックウッド, 阿爾傑農·布萊克伍德

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Known works

  • Great Short Tales of Mystery and Terror
  • Wolf's Complete Book of Terror (1988)
  • The complete John Silence stories (1997)
  • John Silence (2001)
  • Dead of Night (1983)