The Willows (Masterplots II: Short Story Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Algernon Blackwood
- First Published: 1907
- Type of Plot: Horror
- Time of Work: 1905
- Setting: Hungary
- Principal Characters: The unnamed narrator, His companion
- Genres: Short fiction, Horror literature
- Subjects: Traveling or travelers, Nature, Supernatural, Other worlds, Rivers or waterways, Outdoor life
- Locales: Hungary
The Story
The first-person narrator and his companion, a Swedish man, are on a canoe trip, intending to travel the entire length of the Danube River to the Black Sea. The river is in flood and has swiftly carried them into Hungary and a completely wild and uninhabited area. As far as the eye can see, there is nothing on either bank but limitless clusters of large willow bushes.
They decide to stop overnight on one of the many small islands dotting the river, and on setting up camp are almost immediately confronted by two odd sights that serve to set the tone for their...
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