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Arthur Machen

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Arthur Machen (1863-1947) was a Welsh mystic and author. Born Arthur Llewellyn Jones, he was raised in Monmouthshire in a prominent family of clergymen. He developed an early interest in alchemy and other occult matters, and obtained a classical education at Hereford Cathedral School. He moved to London, where he failed to gain admittance to medical school and soon focused on his literary interests. Working as a tutor, he wrote in the evening and published his first poem, “Eleusinia,” in 1881. A novel, The Anatomy of Tobacco (1884), soon followed, launching his career as a professional writer. Machen made a name for himself as a frequent contributor to London literary magazines and achieved his first major success with the 1894 novella The Great God Pan. Following his wife’s death from cancer in 1899, he briefly joined the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn and began conducting research on Celtic Christianity, the legend of the Holy Grail, and the stories of King Arthur. In 1922, after a decade of working as a journalist for the Evening News, he published The Secret Glory—a story of the Grail—to popular and critical acclaim. This marked the highpoint of his career as a pioneering author of fantasy, horror, and supernatural fiction whose work has been admired and praised by William Butler Yeats, Arthur Conan Doyle, and Stephen King.

Arthur Machen Books

The Three Imposters book cover

The Three Imposters

Arthur Machen
The Story of my Life Vol 2: From Paris to Prison book cover

The Story of my Life Vol 2: From Paris to Prison

Giacomo Casanova
The Story of my Life Vol 1: The Venetian Years book cover

The Story of my Life Vol 1: The Venetian Years

Giacomo Casanova
Horror Historia Violet book cover

Horror Historia Violet

C.S.R. Calloway
Fantastic and Horrific Stories book cover

Fantastic and Horrific Stories

Arthur Machen
The Hill of Dreams book cover

The Hill of Dreams

Arthur Machen
Black Cat Weekly #34 book cover

Black Cat Weekly #34

Sarah M. Chen
Short Fiction book cover

Short Fiction

Arthur Machen
The Hill of Dreams book cover

The Hill of Dreams

Arthur Machen
The Three Impostors book cover

The Three Impostors

Arthur Machen
The White People book cover

The White People

Arthur Machen
The Great God Pan book cover

The Great God Pan

Arthur Machen
Famous Modern Ghost Stories book cover

Famous Modern Ghost Stories

Dorothy Scarborough
Things Near and Far book cover

Things Near and Far

Arthur Machen
The Glorious Mystery book cover

The Glorious Mystery

Arthur Machen
The Great God Pan, The White People, and Other Stories book cover

The Great God Pan, The White People, and Other Stories

Arthur Machen
The Angels of Mons book cover

The Angels of Mons

Arthur Machen
The Great God Pan book cover

The Great God Pan

Arthur Machen
The Great God Pan & Other Classic Horror Stories book cover

The Great God Pan & Other Classic Horror Stories

Arthur Machen
Five Gothic Masterpieces book cover

Five Gothic Masterpieces

Ann Radcliffe
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