The Works of Arthur Machen: House of Souls, The Hill of Dreams, The Three Impostors and Other Tales of the Sacred and Profane

by Arthur Machen

Book Overview

Decadent, perverse and unreal, the strange stories of Arthur Machen uncover a lingering, ancestral horror, distantly remembered in the language of fairy tales, pagan lore, and in the secret old games that nurses teach to children. Deeply controversial in their own time, some of Machen's stories had to wait decades to for changing social mores to permit their publication.

This new collection by Lowood Press combines all of Machen's most celebrated...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1481007548
• ISBN13: 9781481007542
• Release Date: November 2012
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.5" x 11.0"