{"product_id":"autobiographical-writings-paperback","title":"Autobiographical Writings - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eArthur Machen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eS. T. Joshi\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 474\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.95 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 18, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42728566718527,"sku":"9781614983101","price":51.84,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/f77766a8e7a2babc0f2c104f782dc292.webp?v=1765118965","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/autobiographical-writings-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}