The Arthur Machen MEGAPACK ®
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To anyone interested in supernatural fiction, the work of Welsh master Arthur Machen (1863-1947) is a fundamental starting point. In 2008, Stephen King called Machen's «The Great God Pan» (included here) «Maybe the best [horror story] in the English language» in an interview. And H.P. Lovecraft wrote: «Of living creators of cosmic fear raised to its most artistic pitch, few if any can hope to equal the versatile Arthur Machen, author of some dozen tales long and short, in which the elements of hidden horror and brooding fright attain an almost incomparable substance and realistic acuteness.» <P> "The Arthur Machen Megapack" presents 25 Classic Works by Arthur Machen, ranging from supernatural to war stories, including 3 poems and a critical essay by Vincent Starrett. Almost 1,200 pages!<P> Included are:<P> ARTHUR MACHEN: A NOVELIST OF ECSTASY AND SIN, by Vincent Starrett<BR> THE REMEMBRANCE OF THE BARD<BR> THE PRAISE OF MYFANWY<BR> A FRAGMENT OF LIFE<BR> THE WHITE PEOPLE<BR> THE GREAT GOD PAN<BR> THE SHINING PYRAMID<BR> THE INMOST LIGHT<BR> THE HILL OF DREAMS<BR> THE THREE IMPOSTORS<BR> THE RED HAND<BR> THE SECRET GLORY<BR> THE HAPPY CHILDREN<BR> MUNITIONS OF WAR<BR> THE BOWMEN<BR> THE SOLDIERS' REST<BR> THE MONSTRANCE<BR> THE ROSE GARDEN<BR> THE CEREMONY<BR> A DOUBLE RETURN<BR> THE TERROR<BR> FAR OFF THINGS<BR> THE GREAT RETURN<BR> HIEROGLYPHICS<BR> A NEW CHRISTMAS CAROL<BR> ELEUSINIA<P> And don't forget to search this ebook store for «Wildside Press Megapack» to see the 200+ entries in this series, covering classic authors and subjects like mysteries, science fiction, westerns, ghost stories – and much, much more!
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To anyone interested in supernatural fiction, the work of Welsh master Arthur Machen (1863-1947) is a fundamental starting point. In 2008, Stephen King called Machen’s The Great God Pan (included here) “Maybe the best [horror story] in the English language” in an interview. And H.P. Lovecraft wrote: “Of living creators of cosmic fear raised to its most artistic pitch, few if any can hope to equal the versatile Arthur Machen, author of some dozen tales long and short, in which the elements of hidden horror and brooding fright attain an almost incomparable substance and realistic acuteness.”
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There was a rapture in Darnell’s voice as he spoke, that made his story well-nigh swell into a song, and he drew a long breath as the words ended, filled with the thought of that far-off summer day, when some enchantment had informed all common things, transmuting them into a great sacrament, causing earthly works to glow with the fire and the glory of the everlasting light.
And some splendour of that light shone on the face of Mary as she sat still against the sweet gloom of the night, her dark hair making her face more radiant. She was silent for a little while, and then she spoke—
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