BOOKS by Arthur Machen

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1	Three Imposters and Other Stories more books like this by Arthur Machen, S T Joshi (Introduction by) add to wishlist Some of the finest horror stories ever written. Arthur Machen had a profound impact upon H.P. Lovecraft and the group of stories that would later become known as the Cthulhu Mythos. This first volume of Chaosium's Arthur Machen collection begins with the chilling "The Three Impostors" in its complete form, including the rarely seen sections "The ... see all copies from $8.72! new only from $8.87! \| first editions \| SVS
2	The Great God Pan and the Hill of Dreams more books like this by Arthur Machen add to wishlist Two works -- one of imaginative and decadent horror, the other lyrical and introspective -- comprise these books by one of the pioneers of supernatural fiction. "The Great God Pan "scandalized Victorian London with its suggestive visions of sexuality and paganism. "The Hill of Dreams" is a semi-autobiographical work about Machen's battles with his ... see all copies from $6.36! new only from $6.64! \| SVS
3	The White People and Other Stories: The Best Weird Tales of Arthur Machen, Volume 2 more books like this by Arthur Machen, S T Joshi (Editor) add to wishlist Born in Wales in 1863, Machen was a London journalist for much of his life.Among his fiction, he may be best known for the allusive, haunting title story of this book, "The White People, " which H.P. Lovecraft thought to be the second greatest horror story ever written (after Blackwood's "The Wilows"). This wide ranging collection also includes ... see all copies from $8.66! new only from $8.95! \| first editions \| SVS
4	Hill of Dreams more books like this by Arthur Machen add to wishlist Lucian Taylor is damned when he becomes a writer, and when he moves to Londonhe becomes trapped by the increasing reality of the dark creature within him. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.84! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	The Great God Pan more books like this by Arthur Machen add to wishlist Arthur Machen's novel made a huge impact in 1890 with this tale that literally caused a furor in London by readers who believed the horrific events he described were real. see all copies from $6.85! new only from $6.85! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	The Three Impostors more books like this by Arthur Machen add to wishlist In the daytime, the world is very ordinary. Yet walk the same streets after the din of traffic has ebbed away and listen to your footsteps on the midnight pavements. Then sense the darker forces here at work and hear the hiss of hell at your shoulder. see all copies from $3.37! new only from $5.75! \| first editions \| SVS
7	Far off things by Arthur Machen add to wishlist see all copies from $14.00! new only from $26.96! \| signed copies \| first editions
8	The Terror & Other Tales: The Best Weird Tales of Arthur Machen, Volume 3 more books like this by Arthur Machen, S T Joshi (Editor) add to wishlist H. P. Lovecraft declared Arthur Machen (1863-1947) to be a modern master of fiction who could create "cosmic fear raised to its most artistic pitch." This third volume of Machen's work contains an influential short novel, "The Terror," as well as twelve short stories by turns unusual, comical, mordant, and investigative. All are rarely seen now. A ... see all copies from $132.16!
9	The Bowmen and Other Legends of the War (the Angels of Mons) more books like this by Arthur Machen add to wishlist Classic horror writer Arthur Machen's tales of the supernatural impinging on the lives of English soldiers in World War I. Includes an introduction and postscript by the author about the phenomenon he inadvertently touched off. Fascinating for horror readers, religious scholars, and World War I afficianados -- as well as Machen's legion of fans see all copies from $6.95! new only from $6.95! \| first editions \| SVS
10	The Shining Pyramid by Arthur Machen add to wishlist They lay full length upon the turf; the rock between their faces and the Bowl, and now and again, Dyson, slouching his dark, soft hat over his forehead, put out the glint of an eye, and in a moment drew back, not daring to take a prolonged view. Again he laid an ear to the ground and listened, and the hours went by, and the darkness seemed to ... see all copies from $5.00! new only from $11.77! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
11	Hieroglyphics: A Note Upon Ecstasy in Literature more books like this by Arthur Machen add to wishlist see all copies from $15.80! new only from $15.80! \| SVS
12 view cover	Arthur Machen and Montgomery Evans: Letters of a Literary Friendship, 1923-1947 more books like this by Sue S Hassler (Editor), Donald M Hassler (Editor), Arthur Machen add to wishlist Arthur Machen (1863-1947), who achieved significant fame in the 1920s, was a general man of letters with echoes of Samuel Johnson, an important influence on later fantasy writers from H.P. Lovecraft to Ray Bradbury, and a great adventurer of the spirit. Montgomery Evans II, a wealthy book collector, and one of a small circle of Machen's friends ... see all copies from $10.95! new only from $11.39! \| first editions
13 view cover	The Heptameron: Selected Tales more books like this by Marguerite, Stanley Appelbaum (Editor), Arthur Machen (Translator) add to wishlist In the great tradition of the "The" "Decameron" and "Canterbury Tales, " "The Heptameron" offers captivating glimpses of a vanished world. Here, 10 people engage in a storytelling battle of the sexes that abounds in tales of murder, adultery, remorse, and revenge, all set in 16th-century France. Translation by Arthur Machen. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.93!
14 view cover	Tales of Horror & the Supernatural more books like this by Arthur Machen add to wishlist see all copies from $4.28! new only from $93.80! \| first editions
15	Selected Letters: The Private Writings of the Master of the Macabre more books like this by Arthur Machen add to wishlist see all copies from $3.93! new only from $19.77! \| first editions
16 view cover	The Canning Wonder by Arthur Machen add to wishlist 1926. From the Preface: The case of Elizabeth Canning is one of the minor enigmas of the world. Like the song that the Sirens sang, and the name which Achilles bore when he dwelt among women, it may not be beyond all conjecture, but it is, assuredly, beyond all certitude. It is a puzzle. We may approximate, perhaps to the answer; but we shall ... see all copies from $6.00! signed copies \| first editions
17 view cover	The Great Return more books like this by Arthur Machen add to wishlist Arthur Llewelyn Jones (1863-1947) who wrote under the pen name Arthur Machen was a leading Welsh author. 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 (1915). In 1884, he published the pastiche The Anatomy of Tobacco, and ... see all copies from $9.90! new only from $9.90! \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	The Red Hand' and 'The White People' more books like this by Arthur Machen add to wishlist ""But I remember when I was five or six I heard them talking about me when they thought I was not noticing. They were saying how queer I was a year or two before, and how nurse had called my mother to come and listen to me talking all to myself, and I was saying words that nobody could understand. I was speaking the Xu language, but I only ... see all copies from $6.25! new only from $10.95! \| SVS
19 view cover	Blood and Roses: The Vampire in 19th Century Literature more books like this by Adele Olivia Gladwell (Editor) add to wishlist A collection of vampire stories by such authors as Bram Stoker, Sheridan LeFanu, John Polidori, and Baudelaire, among others. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $20.96! \| first editions
20	The Green Round by Arthur Machen add to wishlist see all copies from $50.00! first editions
21	The Heptameron: Tales and Novels of Marguerite, Queen of Navarre more books like this by Arthur Machen (Translator), Marguerite d'Angouleme, Marguerite add to wishlist see all copies from $8.99! first editions
22	Ornaments in Jade (Limited Signed Edition) by Arthur Machen add to wishlist see all copies from $37.50! new only from $175.00! \| signed copies \| first editions
23 view cover	The Angels of Mons more books like this by Arthur Machen add to wishlist From "The Bowmen": "There comes a moment in a storm at sea when people say to one another, "It is at its worst; it can blow no harder," and then there is a blast ten times more fierce than any before it. So it was in these British trenches of the first world war. There were no stouter hearts in the whole world than the hearts of these men; but ... see all copies from $8.95! new only from $8.95! \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	The Great God Pan and the Inmost Light (1894) by Arthur Machen add to wishlist see all copies from $19.16! new only from $19.16! \| SVS
25 view cover	The Novel of the Black Seal more books like this by Arthur Machen add to wishlist I think you, are wrong, he replied; "there are still, depend upon it, quaint, undiscovered countries and continents of strange extent. Ah, Miss Lally! believe me, we stand amidst sacraments and mysteries full of awe, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be. Life, believe me, is no simple thing, no mass of grey matter and congeries of veins and ... see all copies from $10.73! new only from $11.91! \| SVS

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