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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. Is novella "The Great God Pan" (1890; 1894) has garnered a reputation as a classic of horror (Stephen King has called it "Maybe the best [horror story] in the English language"). He is also well known for his leading role in creating the legend of the Angels of Mons. Ther influential stories include "The Hill of Dreams," "The Novel of the Black Seal," and "The Novel of the White Powder.".

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. He is also well known for his leading role in creating the legend of the Angels of Mons. His novella "The Great God Pan" (1890; 1894) has garnered a reputation as a classic of horror (Stephen King has called it "Maybe the best [horror story] in the English language").

Anglo-Welsh writer Arthur Machen (1863-1947) was a pioneering author of weird fiction When “The Great God Pan” was published in 1894, it shocked the readers of Victorian England, who reviled it as the product of a diseased mind he next year, Machen published The Three Impostors, an episodic novel that featured such classic segments as “Novel of the Black Seal” and “Novel of the White Powder” and cemented his reputation as a writer who believed that science was stripping away the veils of mystery from the universe.

In many stories such as “The White People” and “The Red Hand,” Machen propounded the notion of the “Little People”, a race of stunted, pre-human creatures lurking in the dark corners of the world hese Little People were the source of the myths about fauns, leprechauns, and fairies, but they were far more baleful than these benign entities In 1914 Machen gained notoriety for “The Bowmen,” a pseudo-factual piece about the ghosts of ancient British soldiers coming to the rescue of a beleaguered regiment in World War I.

He story was taken as a true account in spite of Machen's repeated denials In 1917 he published the short novel The Terror, a grim tale of animals revolting against the supremacy of humanity his volume features a large quantity of Machen's best fiction, early and late.

Also included are some of Machen's provocative introductions to his books, along with bibliographical information on all the works included he volume has been edited by S oshi, a leading authority on weird fiction Joshi is the author of The Weird Tale (1990), The Modern Weird Tale (2001), and Unutterable Horror: A History of Supernatural Fiction (2012).

Edition Details

• Introduction by S. T. Joshi.
• Massive, 700-page, low-cost edition of Machen’s best stories.
• Ribbon marker, head and tail bands, full black cloth binding.
• Embossed Arthur Machen signature on front board.
• Gorgeous dustjacket.
• Many photographs of Arthur Machen.

External Links

• Library of Weird Fiction: Arthur Machen. Centipede Press page for Library of Weird Fiction: Arthur Machen
• Arthur Machen (ISFDB). ISFDB entry for Arthur Machen