{"product_id":"autobiographical-writings-arthur-machen-9781614983101","title":"Autobiographical Writings","description":"\u003cp\u003eAnglo-Welsh writer Arthur Machen (1863-1947) has gained deserved celebrity for his tales of horror (\"The Great God Pan,\" \"The White People\"), his moving novel of artistic expression, \u003cem\u003eThe Hill of Dreams, \u003c\/em\u003e and a plethora of other works. Some of his most distinctive writings are his autobiographical volumes, \u003cem\u003eFar Off Things\u003c\/em\u003e (1922), \u003cem\u003eThings Near and Far\u003c\/em\u003e (1923), and \u003cem\u003eThe London Adventure\u003c\/em\u003e (1924), written when Machen was being hailed as an elder statesman of late Victorian literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn these autobiographies, Machen carefully fashions an image of himself as the struggling artist dwelling in a London garret, surviving on tea and tobacco. His horror tales of the 1890s were condemned as the ravings of a diseased mind-but that only enhanced their popularity. But Machen continued to struggle financially, and in 1910 he began working as a reporter for the London \u003cem\u003eEvening News\u003c\/em\u003e. Soon after the outbreak of World War I in August 1914, he wrote \"The Bowmen,\" which catapulted him into notoriety, as the story was taken as a true account of angels coming to the rescue of beleaguered British soldiers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis volume also includes a group of separately published essays that augment our understanding of Machen's life and mind. In addition, the rare and piquant volume \u003cem\u003ePrecious Balms\u003c\/em\u003e (1924)-a reprinting of the hostile reviews Machen received over a lifetime-is included.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe volume is edited by S. T. Joshi, a leading authority on Machen and weird fiction. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Arthur Machen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1614983100\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781614983101\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Hippocampus Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/18\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 474\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.38lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.95d","brand":"Arthur Machen","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44045443334399,"sku":"9781614983101","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_29020fb0-20ba-413c-91af-a9b4896e6233.jpg?v=1684978781","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/autobiographical-writings-arthur-machen-9781614983101","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}