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Jerin Tahapary Within this Weird compendium, two works weals wonder beyond every other.
Algernon Blackwood's "The Willows" and Michel Bernanos' "The Other Side of the Mountain".
These two masterworks, I daresay - rivals the greatest Gothic literature apogee-ing in 19th century, thru a virtue of another genre highlighting in 20th century literature.
I conclude therefrom, that the works' mentioned above are not only of the Weird kind, but also of another sort of genre.

In place of proofs, I shall extend corollaries.
For the truth of in lieu of us arriving at (absolute) facts, we shall, by the method proposed - advance our understandings of - of not only world, but universal to multiversal - literature, commingling with nous nearing numinous, which is independent of absolute extremes, and is therefor - an infinite process.
Like as perusing endless timeless opuses.
Which, I affirm, most literary lovers prefer..

Proposition 1 -
Mesh of Mystery/Horror/Surrealist fiction equals Weird fiction.
Corollary -
Deviant fears and awes begets fantastic Fantasy fiction.

leads to

Proposition 2 -
Fantastic Fantasy fiction be Weird fiction
Corollary -
These ‘sciences’ of our imaginings effulges and is key driving our advancements both scientific and literary.

leads to

Proposition 3 -
Science fiction advances Weird fiction.
Corollary -
my premise of -
”The Fall of the House of Usher" com "The Turn of the Screw" (19th c. finest 'Weird' short stories, not included in the anthology) equivalencing principle with - "The Willows" co "The Other Side of the Mountain" (20th c. greatest 'Weird' short stories included in the anthology).
Retrospecting these four 'Weird' works, and there seems to be an advance, like as from the 19th unto the 20th c., not unlike the advancements of the sciences, occurring amid those same days of yore.
How then shall we equalize these scientific com literary advancements?
I propose a bridge betwixt both, by the entity entitling - Science Fiction.

Ergo 'Proposition 3', if the advances continue - turns true.
Even to futurity.

Wondrous ‘Weird’ may be Science Fiction, iff - harmony be within the creation and within the ken.

Although, of course, this study stands limitedly only - from a 21st century standpoint.


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