The Watcher by the Threshold and Other Tales (Annotated)
Author | : John Buchan |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 30 |
Release | : 2020-12-31 |
ISBN-10 | : 9798588931045 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 ( Downloads) |
Download or read book The Watcher by the Threshold and Other Tales (Annotated) written by John Buchan and published by . This book was released on 2020-12-31 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From The Watcher by the Threshold: I have told this story to many audiences with diverse results, and once again I take my reputation in my hands and brave the perils. To the common circle of my friends it was a romance for a winter's fire, and I, the most prosaic of men, was credited with a fancy. . . . One man only heard me with true appreciation; but he was a wandering spirit with an ear open to marvels, and I hesitate to advance his security. He received it simply, saying that God was great, and I cannot improve upon his comment. Thus begins Buchan's unnerving tale of terror at the edge of the Scottish Highlands. Buchan - a man more remembered for mysteries and war stories - was a real hand with horror, and this 1902 compilation displays his facility nicely.