"The Extra Day" by Algernon Blackwood is a captivating story set in the early 1900s, focusing on three imaginative children, Judy, Tim, and Maria, who long for extraordinary adventures beyond their normal lives. Under the watchful eyes of their parents, Aunt Emily, and the quirky Uncle Felix, the children dream of a "Wonderful Stranger" who will bring magic and excitement into their world, causing them to yearn for a break from their familiar household routines. With glimpses into their individual desires and innocent reflections on life, the story is about the universal childhood themes of wonder, imagination, and the anticipation of something magical that can transform the mundane into the extraordinary.
The Extra Day
By Algernon Blackwood
Three children dream of escaping their ordinary lives when a mysterious stranger promises to deliver them into a world of magic and adventure.
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2004-06-01
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About the AuthorAlgernon Henry Blackwood, CBE was an English broadcasting narrator, journalist, novelist and short story writer, and among the most prolific ghost story writers in the history of the genre. The literary critic S. T. Joshi stated, "His work is more consistently meritorious than any weird writer's except Dunsany's" and that his short story collection Incredible Adventures (1914) "may be the premier weird collection of this or any other century".
Algernon Henry Blackwood, CBE was an English broadcasting narrator, journalist, novelist and short story writer, and among the most prolific ghost story writers in the history of the genre. The literary critic S. T. Joshi stated, "His work is more consistently meritorious than any weird writer's except Dunsany's" and that his short story collection Incredible Adventures (1914) "may be the premier weird collection of this or any other century".
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