Three famous works by Arthur Machen-The Great God Pan, The Hill of Dreams, and the Angels of Mons-in one volume with an introduction by Catherine Mintz.
Three famous works by Arthur Machen-The Great God Pan, The Hill of Dreams, and the Angels of Mons-in one volume with an introduction by Catherine Mint...
About a mile from the rectory he had diverged from the main road by an opening that promised mystery and adventure. It was an old neglected lane, little more than a ditch, worn ten feet deep by its winter waters, and shadowed by great untrimmed hedges, densely woven together.
About a mile from the rectory he had diverged from the main road by an opening that promised mystery and adventure. It was an old neglected lane, litt...
THE GREAT GOD PAN was written by Arthur Machen. The original story was published in 1890, and Machen revised and extended it in 1894. It has since garnered a reputation as a classic of horror. Machen's story was only one of many at the time to focus on Pan as a useful symbol for the power of nature and paganism.
THE GREAT GOD PAN was written by Arthur Machen. The original story was published in 1890, and Machen revised and extended it in 1894. It has since gar...
Arthur Machen unfurls the tale of a young girl cursed and pursued by her supernatural parentage to become a creature of shape-shifting, polysexual, demi-god evil.
Arthur Machen unfurls the tale of a young girl cursed and pursued by her supernatural parentage to become a creature of shape-shifting, polysexual, de...
A young man's quest for beauty through literature, love, drugs and dreams becomes a mystical, lyrical classic from the father of supernatural horror.
A young man's quest for beauty through literature, love, drugs and dreams becomes a mystical, lyrical classic from the father of supernatural horror.
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Arthur Machen is considered a master of Victorian supernatural horror, penning such classics as 'The Great God Pan' and 'The Hill of Dreams'. As a journalist he was also responsible, (albeit unknowingly), for creating the still-popular legend of The Angel of Mons. Machen was born at Caerleon in Wales, and in later life turned his attention to Celtic legend and its ability to transform and inspire our dull reality. 'The Secret Glory' is a semi-autobiographical tale of Ambrose Meyrick, whose mundane existence as a reluctant pupil in an English upper-class 'public school' is transfigured by his...
Arthur Machen is considered a master of Victorian supernatural horror, penning such classics as 'The Great God Pan' and 'The Hill of Dreams'. As a jou...
When first published in 1894, Arthur Machen's novella The Great God Pan was scorned by the critics, who inveighed against its decadent sexual content. But there is much more to this tale: a timeless warning that scientific experimentation in forbidden realms can lead to terrible unforeseen consequences. Machen's The Terror is another masterful mix of horror and murder, set in England during the carnage of the First World War. Humanity's abandonment of morality in search of total victory results in a series of mysterious killings by unlikely avengers. In The Angels of...
When first published in 1894, Arthur Machen's novella The Great God Pan was scorned by the critics, who inveighed against its decadent sex...
