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.
