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Algernon Blackwood

English short story writer and novelist (1869–1951)

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Born
March 14, 1869
Died
December 10, 1951
Zodiac sign
Pisces
Birth year
1869

About Algernon Blackwood

Algernon Henry Blackwood 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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Career and life highlights

Algernon Blackwood timeline

  1. Born: March 14, 1869
  2. Died: December 10, 1951

The world when Algernon Blackwood was born

Algernon Blackwood was born in 1869. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1869

  • Best-selling bookWar and Peace by Leo Tolstoy

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineTranscontinental Railroad completed at Promontory Summit
  • Technology milestoneSuez Canal opens
  • World population~1.49B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderUlysses S. Grant
  • U.S. population35.6M

1869 versus 2026

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Measure18692026
Population35.6M341 million

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