Vier von Machens klassischen Novellen ( A Fragment of Life , The White People , The Great God Pan und The Inmost Light ) in einem Band zusammengefasst. "The Great God Pan" und "The White People" sind Klassiker des Horror-Genres, während "The Inmost Light" eher konventioneller, aber dennoch ein verdammt gutes Stück ist. A Fragment of Life, die einzige Nicht-Horror-Geschichte in der Sammlung, hat ihre langweiligen Abschnitte, aber dies erweist sich als beabsichtigt, da eine Darstellung der Ephemera des Lebens die Schönheit übertönt.Machens Karriere, obwohl selten weniger als unterhaltsam,...
Vier von Machens klassischen Novellen ( A Fragment of Life , The White People , The Great God Pan und The Inmost Light ) in einem Band zusammengefasst...
ERSTMALS IN DEUTSCHER ÜBERSETZUNGAcht neue Erzählungen von Arthur Machen, darunter der Kurzroman "Ein Fragment des Lebens", der von vielen Machen-Lesern als eines seiner besten phantastischen Werke angesehen wird, sowie der abgründige Geschichtenzyklus "Ornamente in Jade":VorbemerkungEin bemerkenswerter ZufallDas AutophonEine doppelte RückkehrEine wundervolle FrauEin Abenteuer im UntergrundJoclyns FluchtOrnamente in JadeEin Fragment des LebensNachwort: Nicholas Freeman: Arthur Machen - Ekstase und EpiphanieArthur Machen (1863-1947) schaffte es in seiner Schriftstellerkarriere gleich...
ERSTMALS IN DEUTSCHER ÜBERSETZUNGAcht neue Erzählungen von Arthur Machen, darunter der Kurzroman "Ein Fragment des Lebens", der von vielen Machen-Le...
The Three Impostors; or, The Transmutations is an episodic horror novel by Arthur Machen. Contents: - Prologue - Adventure of the Gold Tiberius - The Encounter of the Pavement - Novel of the Dark Valley - Adventure of the Missing Brother - Novel of the Black Seal - Incident of the Private Bar - The Decorative Imagination - Novel of the Iron Maid - The Recluse of Bayswater - Novel of the White Powder - Strange Occurrence in Clerkenwell - History of the Young Man with Spectacles - Adventure of the Deserted Residence
The Three Impostors; or, The Transmutations is an episodic horror novel by Arthur Machen. Contents: - Prologue - Adventure of the Gold Tiberius - The ...
On publication it was widely denounced by the press as degenerate and horrific because of its decadent style and sexual content, although it has since garnered a reputation as a classic of horror. In Supernatural Horror in Literature, H. P. Lovecraft praised the story, saying: "No one could begin to describe the cumulative suspense and ultimate horror with which every paragraph abounds"; he added that "the sensitive reader" reaches the end with "an appreciative shudder." Lovecraft also noted, however, that "melodrama is undeniably present, and coincidence is stretched to a length which...
On publication it was widely denounced by the press as degenerate and horrific because of its decadent style and sexual content, although it has since...
Arthur Machen (1863-1947) was a Welsh author and mystic of the 1890s and early 20th century. He is best known for his influential supernatural, fantasy, and horror fiction. His book The Great God Pan has garnered a reputation as a classic of horror (Stephen King has called it "Maybe the best horror story in the English language")
Arthur Machen (1863-1947) was a Welsh author and mystic of the 1890s and early 20th century. He is best known for his influential supernatural, fantas...
