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Arthur Machen


(Arthur Llewellyn Jones)
Wales (1863 - 1947)

Arthur Machen was born in Wales in 1863, he died in 1947. His Celtic heritage left an indelible impression on him, for his writings are an elaborate and rich tapestry of ancient, yet timeless themes. He believed that the superficialiity of the modern world offered little in exchange for the colorful customs and imagery of the past.
 

Genres: Horror
 
Novels
   The Hill of Dreams (1904)
   The Secret Glory (1907)
   The Great Return (1915)
   The Terror (1916)
   The Green Round (1932)
   Hieroglyphics (1960)
   The Great God Pan (1970)
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Novellas and Short Stories
   The Inmost Light (1894)
   The Ceremony (1897)
   The White People (1904)
   The Red Hand (1906)
   The Bowmen (1914)
   The Monstrance (1915)
   The Islington Mystery (1928)
   Change (1936)
   The Town of a Magic Dream (1987)
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Non fiction show
 
Arthur Machen recommends
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The Cream of the Jest (1917)
(Saga of Poictesme)
James Branch Cabell
"A curious, singular and enchanting book. I have read it with admiration and delight."
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The Ghost Ship (1912)
Richard Middleton
"I declare I would not exchange this short, crazy, enchanting fantasy for a whole wilderness of seemly novels."
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The Purple Cloud (1901)
M P Shiel
"Here is a wilder wonderland than Poe ever dreamt of... It is Poe, perhaps, but Poe with an unearthly radiance."

Anthologies containing stories by Arthur Machen
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Crimes of Cymru (2023)
Stories of Cambrian Crime
(British Library Crime Classics)
edited by
Martin Edwards
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The Horned God (2022)
Weird Tales of the Great God Pan
(British Library Tales of the Weird, book 32)
edited by
Michael Wheatley

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