The supernatural tales of the Welsh mystic author Arthur Machen have played an instrumental, though in recent times semi-forgotten part in the history of horror fiction. Famous tales such as โThe Great God Panโ and โThe Hill of Dreamsโ have intrigued readers for over a hundred years, retaining the same raw power that first shocked Victorian readers. This comprehensive collection offers the most complete edition of Arthur Machen possible in the US, with all the fiction except for one obscure short story collection. The compressive eBook provides numerous illustrations, informative introductions, many rare non-fiction works and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1)
Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Machen's life and works
Concise introductions to the novels and other texts
ALL four novels, with individual contents tables
Rare novels like THE GREEN ROUND appear here for the first time in digital print
Images of how the books were first printed, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts
Excellent formatting of the texts
Rare short story collections like THE CHRONICLE OF CLEMENDY, appearing in print for the first time in many years
Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the short stories
Rare uncollected tales โ 105 grisly Machen stories for you to explore
Easily locate the short stories you want to read
Special criticism section, with Starrettโs seminal essay evaluating Machenโs contribution to literature
Features Machenโs first autobiography - discover the authorโs early life and first inspirations
Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres
Please note: โThe House of the Hidden Lightโ cannot appear in this collection due to being published for the first time in 2003 and therefore not being in the public domain. Once new texts enter the public domain, they will be added to the eBook as a free update.
CONTENTS:
The Novels
THE HILL OF DREAMS
THE TERROR
THE SECRET GLORY
THE GREEN ROUND
The Shorter Fiction
THE CHRONICLE OF CLEMENDY: OR THE HISTORY OF THE IX JOYOUS JOURNEYS. CARBONNEK
THE GREAT GOD PAN, AND THE INMOST LIGHT
THE THREE IMPOSTORS: OR THE TRANSMUTATIONS
THE HOUSE OF SOULS
THE ANGELS OF MONS
THE GREAT RETURN
THE SHINING PYRAMID, 1923
THE SHINING PYRAMID, 1924
THE GLORIOUS MYSTERY
THE COSY ROOM AND OTHER STORIES
THE CHILDREN OF THE POOL, AND OTHER STORIES
UNCOLLECTED TALES
The Short Stories
LIST OF SHORT STORIES IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER
LIST OF SHORT STORIES IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER
The Poems
LIST OF POEMS
The Non-Fiction
THE MEMOIRS OF JACQUES CASANOVA DE SEINGALT, 1725-1798
THE ANATOMY OF TOBACCO
HIEROGLYPHICS
DR STIGGINS: HIS VIEWS AND PRINCIPLES
MISCELLANEOUS ESSAYS
The Criticism
ARTHUR MACHEN: A NOVELIST OF ECSTASY AND SIN by Vincent Starrett
The Autobiography
FAR OFF THINGS