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Arthur Machen ( / ˈmækən / or / ˈmæxən /; 3 March 1863 – 15 December 1947) [1] was the pen-name of Arthur Llewellyn Jones, a Welsh author and mystic of the 1890s and early 20th century. He is best known for his influential supernatural, fantasy, and horror fiction.
Arthur Machen was a Welsh novelist and essayist, a forerunner of 20th-century Gothic science fiction. Machen’s work was deeply influenced by his childhood in Wales and his readings in the occult and metaphysics.
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Arthur Llewelyn Jones (1863–1947), better known by his pen-name, Arthur Machen, was an influential Welsh writer of supernatural, occult and mystical stories. Born in Caerleon, Monmouthshire, Machen was the son of a clergyman and educated as a boarder at the Cathedral School, Hereford.
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- December 15, 1947
- March 3, 1863
- The Great God Pan.
- The White People and Other Weird Stories by Arthur Machen, Guillermo del Toro (Foreword), S.T. Joshi (Editor)
- The Three Impostors and Other Stories (The Best Weird Tales of Arthur Machen #1) by Arthur Machen, S.T. Joshi (Introduction)
- The White People.
Books and Stories by Arthur Machen: Horror Fantastic and Supernatural Fiction. This page: about Arthur Machen's Writing. bibliography section. Introduction. Most of Machen's fiction is short, and evokes wonder, terror, or both.
A series of short pieces were published in 1890 and 1891 in a variety of contemporary newspapers and journals; many qualify as fantastic fiction, set in the world we recognise, yet moving into impossibilities beyond its boundaries; and many deal with gothic themes, not far from horror.
Jan 19, 2018 · Arthur Machen remains a figure on the fringes of horror fiction. Perhaps, in a sense, that’s where he belongs. But he deserves a wider readership. His work influenced H. P. Lovecraft and he is now seen as one of the founding fathers of that peculiar hybrid form known as ‘the Weird’.
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