Project Gutenberg 2004-02-01 Public domain in the USA. 253 Blackwood, Algernon 1869 1951 The Man Whom the Trees Loved Produced by Suzanne Shell, Harry Jones and PG Distributed Proofreaders "The Man Whom the Trees Loved" by Algernon Blackwood is a supernatural novella written during the early 20th century. The story centers around David Bittacy, an aging man with a profound connection to trees and nature, as well as his wife Sophia, who struggles to understand and accept this passion. David's perception of the trees as sentient beings evolves into a deeper, almost mystical bond that creates tension within their marriage. The opening of the novella introduces David Bittacy's unique talent for capturing the essence of trees in his art. His ability to make each tree seem alive is both admired and questioned by those around him, particularly his wife, who fears the deepening connection he has to the woods. As the narrative unfolds, the dichotomy between the couple's different perspectives on nature is established—David experiences the beauty and life within it, while Sophia battles her apprehensions and religious fears regarding the woods, which she associates with danger and the unknown. The tension between David's longing for communion with the trees and Sophia's anxiety creates a compelling dynamic as the story progresses toward supernatural implications surrounding their relationship with nature. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 81.1 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Paranormal fiction Painters -- Fiction Trees -- Fiction PR Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 189154 2025-08-05T07:36:32.333657 text/html 189070 188966 2024-11-05T09:11:59.094103 2023-10-05T09:08:54.296771 text/html text/html 152056 2025-08-05T07:36:38.069630 application/epub+zip 154264 2025-08-05T07:36:35.030620 application/epub+zip 137326 2025-08-05T07:36:33.936616 application/epub+zip 256584 2025-08-05T07:36:40.450610 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 245147 2025-08-05T07:36:37.411639 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 218285 2022-09-05T12:59:06.200037 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 171668 2025-08-05T07:36:32.040635 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 151858 2024-10-28T18:39:27 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17113 2025-08-05T07:36:40.577659 application/rdf+xml 11333 2025-08-05T07:36:34.446649 image/jpeg 2775 2025-08-05T07:36:34.178611 image/jpeg 153034 2025-08-05T07:36:32.350625 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