Never too Late to Read Classics discussion

Set in the Caucasus between the Black and Caspian Seas, The Centaur centres on Terence O’Malley, a journalist of mystical temperament who is studying the peoples of the area. O’Malley, at odds with the pace and materialism of the modern world, rejects this way of life and instead countenances a return to nature which he interprets as a sense of kinship with the universe. This mystical novel weaves a fascinating tale while, at the same time, making a passionate plea for a lifestyle that is closer to nature.

I'll get to this soon. I've been wanting to read more Blackwood.

Thank you Book Nerd for opening this one!

I like Blackwood as well.

Lesle wrote: "Thank you Book Nerd for opening this one!

I like Blackwood as well."
No problem.

I read this a couple of years ago-mystical is a good description of this novel. In some ways, it reminds of the works of Hermann Hesse.

Is it available online?

It's available through Project Gutenberg, in Canada for sure, but probably in other countries too.

Project Gutenberg:

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/9964

Internet Archive: This one I like. It reads like a book!

https://archive.org/details/centaur00...

Everyone enjoying it so far?

I just started it. It's slow going so far.

There's a lot of philosophy in this one.

Yes, it's a very spiritual sort of book, very unlike what I might expect from Arthur Machen

Ouch, that should be Algy Blackwood!

Mbuye wrote: "Yes, it's a very spiritual sort of book, very unlike what I might expect from Arthur Machen Algernon Blackwood."
I'm glad this isn't representative of his stories. I thought The Willows was a lot better. I don't mind that it's spiritual, it just goes on and on with nothing really happening.

I like Algernon's The Complete John Silence Stories.

That looks interesting.

The Glamour of the Snow was the first book I have read of his. I really liked it.

I'm reading Julius LeVallon an Episode, which is a reincarnation novel. Very dreamy at times.
His short stories pack more of a punch.

I've read this book twice and I ended up purchasing a first edition of it. It would really benefit from an abridgement, though. Most people criticize this book's meandering pace and repetition. And honestly, that's fair. But the ideas at play are honestly very beautiful, if you can reach the end. I can't say I loved the story, but I do sympathize with philosophy and desires underpinning it.

Thank you sharing your insights into the book, Unfamiliar.