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The Great God Pan
Arthur Machen
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Description for The Great God Pan
Paperback. An experiment into the sources of the human brain through the mind of a young woman has gone horribly wrong. She has seen the great God Pan and will die giving birth to a daughter, Helen Vaughan. Helen Vaughan becomes the source of much fevered speculation when, twenty years later, she is feted as a society hostess of great charm. Series: Library of Wales. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FKC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 136 x 14. Weight in Grams: 224.
An experiment into the sources of the human brain through the mind of a young woman has gone horribly wrong. She has seen the great god Pan and will die giving birth to a daughter. Twenty years later feted society hostess Helen Vaughan becomes the source of much fevered speculation. Many men are infatuated with her beauty, but great beauty has a price, sometimes you have to pay with the only thing you have left. The Great God Pan was a sensation when first published in 1894. Its author, Arthur Machen, was a struggling unknown writer living in ... Read more
An experiment into the sources of the human brain through the mind of a young woman has gone horribly wrong. She has seen the great god Pan and will die giving birth to a daughter. Twenty years later feted society hostess Helen Vaughan becomes the source of much fevered speculation. Many men are infatuated with her beauty, but great beauty has a price, sometimes you have to pay with the only thing you have left. The Great God Pan was a sensation when first published in 1894. Its author, Arthur Machen, was a struggling unknown writer living in ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Parthian Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
140
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Series
Library of Wales
Condition
New
Weight
210g
Number of Pages
200
Place of Publication
Cardigan, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781906998165
SKU
V9781906998165
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About Arthur Machen
Born and brought up in Monmouthshire, Machen's tales of bohemian 'fin-de-siecle' London were coloured by the dark and mysterious landscapes of his childhood. A contemporary of Arthur Conan Doyle, Oscar Wilde and William Butler Yeats - all of whom admired his work tremendously, Machen's legacy is central to gothic fiction in the twentieth century. His great ... Read more
Reviews for The Great God Pan
'One of the greatest horror stories ever written.' Stephen King 'Machen is a genius right enough but I won't take him to bed with me again.' Arthur Conan Doyle 'Arthur Machen...is a mystic, who knew that there exists a threshold which, if it is stepped over, will show us a subtly altered reality.' Clive Barker 'For ... Read more