This collection of twelve stories encapsulates the essence of haunted woods from across Britain.
 
A constant setting in horror, fantasy, and Gothic narratives, ‘the woods’ as a concept inspire the imagination for good and ill. Warnings echo throughout history against wandering in the woods alone, after dark, or beyond a well-worn path. This collection of classic stories take readers on a journey through the strange, supernatural, and haunting literary history of untamed spaces on the edges of society. A few of the authors whose work makes up this collection include Algernon Blackwood, Mary Webb, and Arthur Machen.
 
Contents include:
 
The Whisper in the Wood by Anon
Man-Size in Marble by Edith Nesbit
The Striding Place by Gertrude Atherton
The Man Who Went Too Far by E. F. Benson
An Old Thorn by W. H. Hudson
The White Lady by Elliot O’Donnell
Ancient Lights by Algernon Blackwood
The Name-Tree by Mary Webb
The Tree by Walter De La Mare
“He Made a Woman–” by Marjorie Bowen
A Neighbour’s Landmark by M. R. James
N by Arthur Machen
 
London: The British Library, 2020. Paperback, 238 pages. New.