THE BOOKS OF
ARTHUR MACHEN
THE CANNING WONDER
"The disappearance of Elizabeth Canning from the London of 1753 is a subject made to Arthur Machen's hand. . . . The Canning Wonder is a pippin for those interested in the higher literature of crime."Laurence Stallings.
DOG AND DUCK
A charming book of essays in the Dickens manner, treating of old English holidays and customs, book collecting, food, drink, and divers oddments. A volume which represents Mr. Machen in his happiest and most casual mood.Carl Van Vechten.
THE HOUSE OF SOULS
Here are four magical sparkling short stories, told with a Cabellian witchery of sound and color, which create a sense of terror and astonishment in the reader.The Detroit Free Press.
Remarkable stories, two of them the most remarkable written in this generation.John Masefield.
THE HILL OF DREAMS
A full length novel which relates the strange and mystic adventures of a boy on the quest of artistry.
His greatest work. In this he proves his right to sit with that group of imaginative artists—Sir Thomas Browne, Malory, Poe, DeQuincey, and Coleridge—a group where every one is a master. The Hill of Dreams is his masterpiece of mysticism.The Yale Review.
HIEROGLYPHICS
In this fascinating volume, written in the form of a series of conversations, Arthur Machen develops his theory of the art of literature, running over the whole field of letters from the time of the Greeks to our own day.Carl Van Vechten.
THE SECRET GLORY
The strange story of an English Public School boy, who prefers the beauty of Gothic arches seen against the sunset sky to the glory of athletic fame on the football or cricket field.Frederick B. Eddy in The Reviewer.
THINGS NEAR AND FAR
An autobiographical piece of writing that sears the soul of the reader even as the actual experiences recorded palpably seared the soul of the writer. . . .Edwin Björkman in The Literary Review.
FAR OFF THINGS
A chronicle of happiness and horror, of transport and torment, in the midst of neglected, undeserved poverty. A moving and delicious and superb rendering of the life of a remarkable man and a great prose artist.Vincent Starrett in The New York Tribune.
THE THREE IMPOSTORS
"A narrative that places Machen little if any behind Stevenson."The New York Times.
"A superb thriller."Boston Globe.
ORNAMENTS IN JADE
A strange book of short tales concerned with mystic ornaments, strung on a single thread, or theme. The edition will be limited to 950 numbered copies, signed by the author, designed by T. M. Cleland, and specially printed by the Pynson Printers. $10.00 net.
THE LONDON ADVENTURE
"The most amazing things are latent in the commonest." With this as a basic idea Machen writes a series of sketches of strange adventures in the byways of London, and of his own life.
THE SHINING PYRAMID
Arthur Machen describes the contents of this book as "Scraps and odds and ends from my workshop." It is a collection of articles, sketches and stories printed originally in magazines and newspapers and selected by Mr. Machen for preservation.