About Arthur Machen
Arthur Machen was born in Wales in 1863, he died in 1947. His Celtic heritage left an indelible impression on him, for his writings are an elaborate and rich tapestry of ancient, yet timeless themes. He believed that the superficialiity of the modern world offered little in exchange for the colorful customs and imagery of the past.
Novels
The Hill of Dreams (1904)
The Secret Glory (1907)
The Great Return (1915)
The Terror (1916)
The Green Round (1932)
Hieroglyphics (1960)
The Great God Pan (1970)
Out of the Earth (1972)
The Secret Glory (1907)
The Great Return (1915)
The Terror (1916)
The Green Round (1932)
Hieroglyphics (1960)
The Great God Pan (1970)
Out of the Earth (1972)
Collections
Eleusinia (1881)
The Chronicle of Clemendy (1888)
The Great God Pan / The Inmost Light (1894)
The Three Impostors (1894)
aka The Transmutations
A Fragment of Life (1904)
The House of Souls (1906)
The Angels of Mons, The Bowmen, and Other Legends of the War (1915)
Fantastic Tales or the Way to Attain (1923)
The Shining Pyramid (1923)
Ornaments in Jade (1924)
The Glorious Mystery (1924)
Dreads and Drolls (1927)
The Cosy Room: And Other Stories (1936)
The Children of the Pool: And Other Stories (1936)
Holy Terrors (1946)
Tales of Horror and the Supernatural (1948)
Tales of Horror and the Supernatural Volume Two (1949)
The Strange World of Arthur Machen (1960)
Black Crusade (1964)
The Novel of the White Powder: And Other Stories (1965)
The Novel of the Black Seal: And Other Stories (1965)
Kings of Horror (1975) (with Robert W Chambers)
The Collected Arthur Machen (1987)
Ritual: And Other Stories (1992)
Rus in Urbe: and Others (1998)
The White People: And Other Tales (2002)
The Terror and Other Tales (2005)
The Chronicle of Clemendy (1888)
The Great God Pan / The Inmost Light (1894)
The Three Impostors (1894)
aka The Transmutations
A Fragment of Life (1904)
The House of Souls (1906)
The Angels of Mons, The Bowmen, and Other Legends of the War (1915)
Fantastic Tales or the Way to Attain (1923)
The Shining Pyramid (1923)
Ornaments in Jade (1924)
The Glorious Mystery (1924)
Dreads and Drolls (1927)
The Cosy Room: And Other Stories (1936)
The Children of the Pool: And Other Stories (1936)
Holy Terrors (1946)
Tales of Horror and the Supernatural (1948)
Tales of Horror and the Supernatural Volume Two (1949)
The Strange World of Arthur Machen (1960)
Black Crusade (1964)
The Novel of the White Powder: And Other Stories (1965)
The Novel of the Black Seal: And Other Stories (1965)
Kings of Horror (1975) (with Robert W Chambers)
The Collected Arthur Machen (1987)
Ritual: And Other Stories (1992)
Rus in Urbe: and Others (1998)
The White People: And Other Tales (2002)
The Terror and Other Tales (2005)
Chapbooks
Non fiction
The Anatomy of Tobacco (1884)
Far Off Things (1922)
Things Near and Far (1923)
The Autobiography Of Arthur Machen (1951)
The Anatomy of Taverns (1990)
Far Off Things (1922)
Things Near and Far (1923)
The Autobiography Of Arthur Machen (1951)
The Anatomy of Taverns (1990)
Anthologies containing stories by Arthur Machen
The Ghost Book (1926)
The Black Cap (1927)
Great Short Stories of Detection, Mystery and Horror 1st Series (1928)
Shudders (1929)
A Second Century of Creepy Stories (1930)
Great Short Stories of Detection, Mystery and Horror 2nd Series (1931)
When Churchyards Yawn (1931)
A Century of Creepy Stories (1934)
The Arrow Book of Horror Stories (1961)
Spine Chillers (1961)
Medley Macabre (1966)
The 5th Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories (1969)
A Century of Horror (1971)
The Golden Road (1973)
The Nightmare Reader Volume 1 (1973)
Christopher Lee's New Chamber of Horrors (1974)
Fear (1975)
The Ghost's Companion (1975)
The Supernatural Solution (1976)
Tales of the Dark 2 (1977)
Dark Company: The Ten Greatest Ghost Stories (1983)
The Book of Fantasy (1988)
Masterpieces of Terror and the Unknown (1992)
Shadows of Fear (1992)
The Hastur Cycle, 2nd Edition (1993)
Blood and Roses: The Vampire in 19th Century Literature (1995)
The Dunwich Cycle (1995)
Dancing with the Dark (1997)
The Mammoth Book of Twentieth-Century Ghost Stories (1998)
The Unexplained: Stories of the Paranormal (1998)
My Favorite Horror Story (2000)
The Black Cap (1927)
Great Short Stories of Detection, Mystery and Horror 1st Series (1928)
Shudders (1929)
A Second Century of Creepy Stories (1930)
Great Short Stories of Detection, Mystery and Horror 2nd Series (1931)
When Churchyards Yawn (1931)
A Century of Creepy Stories (1934)
The Arrow Book of Horror Stories (1961)
Spine Chillers (1961)
Medley Macabre (1966)
The 5th Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories (1969)
A Century of Horror (1971)
The Golden Road (1973)
The Nightmare Reader Volume 1 (1973)
Christopher Lee's New Chamber of Horrors (1974)
Fear (1975)
The Ghost's Companion (1975)
The Supernatural Solution (1976)
Tales of the Dark 2 (1977)
Dark Company: The Ten Greatest Ghost Stories (1983)
The Book of Fantasy (1988)
Masterpieces of Terror and the Unknown (1992)
Shadows of Fear (1992)
The Hastur Cycle, 2nd Edition (1993)
Blood and Roses: The Vampire in 19th Century Literature (1995)
The Dunwich Cycle (1995)
Dancing with the Dark (1997)
The Mammoth Book of Twentieth-Century Ghost Stories (1998)
The Unexplained: Stories of the Paranormal (1998)
My Favorite Horror Story (2000)
Short stories
| The Happy Children (1824) | |||
| The Great God Pan (1890) | |||
| The Inmost Light (1894) | |||
| Adventure of the Deserted Residence (1895) | |||
| Adventure of the Gold Tiberius (1895) | |||
| Adventure of the Missing Brother (1895) | |||
| The Encounter of the Pavement (1895) | |||
| History of the Young Man with Spectacles (1895) | |||
| Incident of the Private Bar (1895) | |||
| Novel of the Dark Valley (1895) | |||
| The Novel of the White Powder (1895) | |||
| The Recluse of Bayswater (1895) | |||
| The Shining Pyramid (1895) | |||
| Strange Occurrence in Clerkenwell (1895) | |||
| The Three Imposters (1895) | |||
| The Ceremony (1897) | |||
| The White People (1899) | |||
| A Fragment of Life (1906) | |||
| The Red Hand (1906) | |||
| The Bowmen (1914) | |||
| The Dazzling Light (1915) | |||
| The Great Return (1915) | |||
| The Little Nations (1915) | |||
| The Monstrance (1915) | |||
| Munitions of War (1915) | |||
| The Soldier's Rest (1915) | |||
| The Terror (1917) | |||
| Out of the Earth (1923) | |||
| World of the Senses (1923) | |||
| Opening the Door (1931) | |||
| Change (1936) | |||
| Children of the Pool (1936) | |||
| N (1936) | |||
| Out of the Picture (1936) | |||
| The Bright Boy | |||
| The Cosy Room | |||
| Great God Pan | |||
| The Islington Mystery | |||
| The Novel of the Black Seal |
Books about Arthur Machen
Bibliography of Arthur Machen (1973) by Adrian H Goldstone and Wesley D Sweetser
Arthur Machen (1988) by W Charlton and Aidan Reynolds
The Weird Tale (1990) by S T Joshi
Arthur Machen (1994) by Mark Valentine
Arthur Machen (1988) by W Charlton and Aidan Reynolds
The Weird Tale (1990) by S T Joshi
Arthur Machen (1994) by Mark Valentine
Arthur Machen recommends
 The Purple Cloud (1901) M P Shiel "Here is a wilder wonderland than Poe ever dreamt of... It is Poe, perhaps, but Poe with an unearthly radiance." |  The Ghost Ship: And Other Stories (1912) Richard Middleton "I declare I would not exchange this short, crazy, enchanting fantasy for a whole wilderness of seemly novels." |  The Cream of the Jest (1917) (Saga of Poictesme) James Branch Cabell "A curious, singular and enchanting book. I have read it with admiration and delight." |
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