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HorrorClassic Fantasy

The Centaur

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  • 1911 first published
  • 256 pages
  • 65 editions
  • 🎧 8 h 56 min free audiobook
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Algernon Blackwood's The Centaur (1911) is a horror and classic fantasy novel. It deals with journalists and Europe.

34 Open Library readers have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 65 editions.

It runs to roughly 256 pages — 4–5 hours of reading at an average pace. A free LibriVox audiobook (8 h 56 min) is available.

About The Centaur

"We may be in the Universe as dogs and cats are in our libraries, seeing the books and hearing the conversation, but having no inkling of the meaning of it all." On a cruise through the Greek islands, a man encounters a handsome father and his son. He is strangely drawn to his fellow travelers, and discovers with some elation that they will all share a cabin aboard ship. Tricks of the light seem to join the pair into a single being when they walk ashore, and at times a third, much larger being appears to join them.
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Free audiobook

The Centaur — LibriVox recording, 8 h 56 min in 46 sections.

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Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Subjects

  • Supernatural
  • Fantasy
  • Thriller
  • Paranormal fiction
  • Paranormal fantasy
  • Journalists
  • Europe
  • Horror

Quick answers

Who wrote The Centaur?

The Centaur was written by Algernon Blackwood and first published in 1911.

What genre is The Centaur?

It is usually shelved as Horror and Classic Fantasy.

How long is The Centaur?

The median edition has 256 pages, about 4–5 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

Is there a free audiobook of The Centaur?

Yes — LibriVox volunteers recorded it; the recording runs 8 h 56 min.

What books are similar to The Centaur?

Readers who like it often enjoy The Hill of Dreams, Brood of the Witch-Queen and Dracula.

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