Project Gutenberg 2004-04-01 Public domain in the USA. 171 Blackwood, Algernon 1869 1951 The Human Chord Produced by Suzanne Shell, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Human Chord" by Algernon Blackwood is a novel written during the early 20th century that delves into the mystical relationships between sound, names, and the human experience. The story centers around the protagonist, Robert Spinrobin, whose vivid imagination and childhood belief in the power of names shape his journey into a world of spiritual adventure. As he grows older, he seeks an extraordinary existence beyond the mundane, ultimately leading him to a retired clergyman named Philip Skale, who has intriguing plans for experiments involving sound and spiritual truths. At the start of the narrative, readers are introduced to Spinrobin's imaginative childhood, where he perceives names as vital forces that bring creations to life. We learn of his later discontent with ordinary life, prompting him to answer an unusual job advertisement by Skale, who requires a secretary with unique qualities. The opening portion establishes Spinrobin’s character as whimsical yet yearning for depth, setting the stage for his encounter with Skale, who embodies both a grounding force and a visionary leader. As Spinrobin embarks on this unique assignment, he begins to experience profound connections with sound, language, and a mysterious young woman named Miriam, hinting at the deeper spiritual explorations yet to unfold in their intertwined destinies. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 67.7 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Paranormal fiction PR Text Category: Novels 393848 2025-08-05T13:11:56.732332 text/html 393825 393708 2024-11-05T15:01:58.116655 2023-10-05T13:57:09.983529 text/html text/html 219049 2025-08-05T13:12:03.574329 application/epub+zip 223854 2025-08-05T13:11:59.218320 application/epub+zip 216302 2025-08-05T13:11:58.126313 application/epub+zip 396217 2025-08-05T13:12:07.096354 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 371787 2025-08-05T13:12:02.907302 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 344893 2022-09-06T18:08:12.745001 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 365124 2025-08-05T13:11:56.305406 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 345436 2024-10-28T19:05:09 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16473 2025-08-05T13:12:07.224289 application/rdf+xml 12876 2025-08-05T13:11:58.619323 image/jpeg 3477 2025-08-05T13:11:58.373319 image/jpeg 215148 2025-08-05T13:11:56.764334 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