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"Of living creators of cosmic fear raised to its most artistic pitch, few if any can hope to equal the versatile Arthur Machen." -H.P. Lovecraft Actor, journalist , devotee of Celtic Christianity and the Holy Grail legend, Welshman Arthur Machen is considered one of the fathers of weird... read more
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First Sentence edit
One evening in autumn, when the deformities of London were veiled in faint blue mist, and its vistas and far-reaching streets seemed splendid, Mr. Charles Salisbury was slowly pacing down Rupert Street, drawing nearer to his favourite restaurant by slow degrees.
Table of Contents edit
Foreword
Introduction
The Inmost Light
Novel of the Black Seal
Novel of the White Powder
The Red Hand
The White People
A Fragment of Life
The Bowmen
The Soldiers' Rest
The Great Return
Out of the Earth
The Terror
Explanatory Notes
Series & Lists edit
This book is in Penguin Classics. (edition-based publisher list)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Arthur Machen (Author)
Other Contributors:
- Guillermo del Toro (Foreword)
- S. T. Joshi (Introduction)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 823.912
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