Secret Glory

by Arthur Machen

Overview

Some years ago I met my old master, Sir Frank Benson-he was Mr. F. R. Benson then-and he asked me in his friendly way what I had been doing lately. "I am just finishing a book," I replied, "a book that everybody will hate." "As usual," said the Don Quixote of our English stage-if I knew any nobler title to bestow upon him, I would, bestow it-"as usual; running your head against a stone wall!"

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781909696143
Publisher:	The Books Council of Wales
Publication date:	05/01/2020
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	242
File size:	535 KB

About the Author

Arthur Machen, 1863-1947, is remembered as an author of supernatural and horror fiction. Following its publication in 1894, The Great God Pan was denounced for its sexual and horrific content, but more recently Stephen King has described the novella as "maybe the best (horror story) in the English language", and it was an influence on Guillermo del Toro's 2006 film Pan's Labyrinth. Born Arthur Llewelyn Jones in Caerleon, Gwent, Machen was an author, journalist and actor. Descending from a long line of Anglican clergymen Machen's mystical and spiritual beliefs, combined with his interest in the medieval, led him to create his own particular fusion of literature and legend.

Table of Contents

Preface.................5

CHAPTER I...........8

CHAPTER II.........31

CHAPTER III........64

CHAPTER IV........85

EPILOGUE.........126

NOTES...............128