Project Gutenberg 2004-01-01 Public domain in the USA. 390 Blackwood, Algernon 1869 1951 Three John Silence Stories A psychical invasion -- Ancient sorceries -- The nemesis of fire. Suzanne Shell, Dave Morgan and PG Distributed Proofreaders "Three John Silence Stories" by Algernon Blackwood is a collection of supernatural fiction written in the early 20th century. This volume features the eccentric Dr. John Silence, a psychic doctor with an extraordinary understanding of the human spirit and its afflictions. The stories delve into the realms of the unknown and the occurrences of psychical invasions, exploring how Dr. Silence employs his unique talents to help those afflicted by unexplainable phenomena. The opening of "A Psychical Invasion," the first story in the collection, introduces Dr. John Silence as he converses with a Swedish lady named Mrs. Sivendson, who seeks his assistance with a peculiar case involving a humorist, Felix Pender. Pender, once a talented writer of comedies, has suddenly lost his gift for humor and is plagued by an overwhelming sense of fear that he cannot articulate. As Mrs. Sivendson recounts Pender's strange experiences, Silence learns that the author believes a malevolent presence is haunting him, stifling his creativity and replacing his joy with dread. Intrigued, Dr. Silence prepares to meet Pender and investigate the source of this psychological turmoil, setting the stage for a remarkable exploration of psychic disturbances and the unseen forces at play in our lives. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 67.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Horror tales, English Supernatural -- Fiction Detective and mystery stories, English Ghost stories, English Silence, John (Fictitious character) -- Fiction Paranormal fiction, English Psychics -- Fiction PR Text Category: Short Stories Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: British Literature 422789 2025-08-05T04:13:58.708522 text/html 411561 2024-10-28T17:56:30 text/html 231108 2025-08-05T04:14:06.171457 application/epub+zip 237996 2025-08-05T04:14:01.574510 application/epub+zip 224447 2025-08-05T04:14:00.440531 application/epub+zip 409557 2025-08-05T04:14:09.615436 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 396839 2025-08-05T04:14:05.497439 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 360262 2022-09-05T08:49:01.055394 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 405719 2025-08-05T04:13:58.091495 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 385930 2024-10-28T17:56:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18420 2025-08-05T04:14:09.753424 application/rdf+xml 12036 2025-08-05T04:14:00.947483 image/jpeg 3261 2025-08-05T04:14:00.694462 image/jpeg 225928 2025-08-05T04:13:58.742516 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia