{"product_id":"autobiographical-writings-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","brand":"Hippocampus Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50529244741906,"sku":"9781614983101","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_afb9c0dd-3fe9-4284-8b50-f3df96d9f1f0.jpg?v=1731343470","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/autobiographical-writings-9781614983101","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}