The Terror and Other Tales by Arthur Machen

The Terror and Other Tales by Arthur Machen

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The Terror and Other Tales by Arthur Machen

Arthur Machen produced some of the most evocative weird fiction in all literary history. Written with impeccably mellifluous prose, infused with a powerful mystical vision, and imbued with a wonder and terror that he felt with every fiber of his being, his novels and tales will survive when works of far greater technical accomplishment fall by the wayside.
The Terror is a short novel that inspired a host of imitations of its basic plot -- animals turning against human beings -- ranging from Philip Macdonald s brief tale Our Feathered Friends to Daphne du Maurier s much better-known (but sadly mediocre) novelette, The Birds. The Terror reveals several features characteristic of Machen s later fiction. The first, perhaps, is frank autobiography. The first-person narrative voice not only seems to be Machen himself, but he plays upon his own role as a journalist and reporter.
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ISBN 13 9781568821757
ISBN 10 1568821751
Title The Terror and Other Tales
Author Arthur Machen
Series Call Of Cthulhu Novel
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Chaosium Inc.
Year published 2005-04-11
Number of pages 332
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