Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley door pickup 10am - 7pm 3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
612-822-4611

  • Open Daily: 10am - 10pm
    Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm

    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm
3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
612-822-4611
The Human Chord

The Human Chord

Blackwood, Algernon

Hardcover

Fiction Anthologies

ISBN10: 1169264409
ISBN13: 9781169264403
Publisher: Kessinger Pub Llc
Published: Sep 10 2010
Pages: 150
Weight: 1.06
Height: 0.38 Width: 7.00 Depth: 10.00
Language: English
The Human Chord is a novel by Algernon Blackwood, published in 1910. The story follows the life of a successful and wealthy composer named Michael Fane, who is haunted by the memories of his past and the guilt he feels for abandoning his wife and child. Fane is a man of great talent and ambition, but he is also deeply flawed and troubled, and his relationships with the people around him are fraught with tension and conflict.As the story unfolds, Fane becomes increasingly obsessed with a young woman named Sylvia, who he believes has the power to heal his wounded soul. However, his pursuit of her leads him down a dark and dangerous path, as he becomes entangled in a web of jealousy, betrayal, and revenge.The Human Chord is a powerful and haunting exploration of the human psyche, and the ways in which our past experiences shape our present and future. Blackwood's prose is rich and evocative, and his characters are complex and deeply flawed, making for a gripping and thought-provoking read.And, further, he was still haunted with the feeling that other beings occupied certain portions of the rambling mansion, and more than once recently he had wakened in the night with an idea, carried over from dreams possibly, that the corridor outside his bedroom was moving and alive with footsteps.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

11 different editions

Also available

Also in

Fiction Anthologies

View All