Arthur Machen: 30+ Horror Classics, Supernatural Mysteries & Fantasy Books (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Including Translations, Essays & MemoirsBy Arthur Machen
Length198h 2m
About this audiobook
Arthur Machen: 30+ Horror Classics, Supernatural Mysteries & Fantasy Books gathers the essential works of one of fin-de-siècle Britain's most singular writers, including tales of occult revelation, pagan survivals, visionary terror, and metaphysical wonder. Moving between Gothic inheritance, Decadent prose, and early weird fiction, Machen's stories transform London streets, Welsh landscapes, and scholarly manuscripts into thresholds of forbidden knowledge. His style is ornate, allusive, and deliberately suggestive, privileging atmosphere and spiritual dread over crude sensation. Arthur Machen (1863–1947), born in Caerleon, Wales, was deeply shaped by Celtic antiquity, Anglican ritual, mystical philosophy, and the intellectual ferment of late Victorian culture. His fascination with folklore, sacrament, and the unseen world informed works such as The Great God Pan and The White People, while his years in journalism and literary London sharpened his eye for modernity's hidden anxieties. Machen wrote against materialist certainty, insisting that reality contained terrifying and transcendent depths. This collection is recommended for readers of supernatural literature, occult fiction, and the origins of modern horror. Those interested in Lovecraft, Blackwood, and the weird tradition will find Machen indispensable: a writer whose visions remain unsettling, beautiful, and philosophically provocative.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A comprehensive Introduction outlines these selected works' unifying features, themes, or stylistic evolutions.
- A Historical Context section situates the works in their broader era—social currents, cultural trends, and key events that underpin their creation.
- A concise Synopsis (Selection) offers an accessible overview of the included texts, helping readers navigate plotlines and main ideas without revealing critical twists.
- A unified Analysis examines recurring motifs and stylistic hallmarks across the collection, tying the stories together while spotlighting the different work's strengths.
- Reflection questions inspire deeper contemplation of the author's overarching message, inviting readers to draw connections among different texts and relate them to modern contexts.
- Lastly, our hand‐picked Memorable Quotes distill pivotal lines and turning points, serving as touchstones for the collection's central themes.
Audiobook details
GenreHorror
Length198 hrs 2 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateDec 22, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Arthur Machen: 30+ Horror Classics, Supernatural Mysteries & Fantasy Books (Annotated)
2Introduction
3Historical Context
4Synopsis (Selection)
5Novels:
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6The Three Impostors (1895) (pt. 1)
7The Three Impostors (1895) (pt. 2)
8The Three Impostors (1895) (pt. 3)
9The Hill of Dreams (1907) (pt. 1)
10The Hill of Dreams (1907) (pt. 2)
11The Hill of Dreams (1907) (pt. 3)
12The Terror: A Mystery (1917) (pt. 1)
13The Terror: A Mystery (1917) (pt. 2)
14The Secret Glory (1922) (pt. 1)
15The Secret Glory (1922) (pt. 2)
16The Secret Glory (1922) (pt. 3)
17Short Stories and Novellas:
18A Fragment of Life (1905) (pt. 1)
19A Fragment of Life (1905) (pt. 2)
20The White People (1904)
21The Great God Pan (1894)
22The Inmost Light (1894)
23The Shining Pyramid (1895)
24The Red Hand (1895)
25The Angels of Mons: The Bowmen and Other Legends of the War:(1915)
26The Bowmen
27The Soldiers’ Rest
28The Monstrance
29The Dazzling Light
30The Bowmen And Other Noble Ghosts
31Change (1936)
32The Children of the Pool (1936)
33The Bright Boy (1936)
34The Tree of Life (1936)
35Opening the Door (1931)
36The Marriage of Panurge (1922)
37The Holy Things (1924)
38Psychology (1897)
39The Turanians (1924)
40The Rose Garden (1908)
41The Ceremony (1897)
42The Happy Children (1920)
43The Cosy Room (1929)
44Munitions of War (1926)
45The Great Return (1915)
46A New Christmas Carol (1920)
47The Islington Mystery (1927)
48Out of the Earth (1915)
49Essays:
50Hieroglyphics (1902) (pt. 1)
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