Arthur Machen: The White People and Other Weird Stories
Classic tales of the fantastic, creepy and weird, with a foreword from the award-winning director of The Shape of Water Guillermo Del Toro
ISBN: |
9780143105596 |
Author: |
Arthur Machen (Author), S. T. Joshi (Editor, Introduction), Guillermo Del Toro (Foreword) |
Page: |
416 |
Binding: |
Soft cover |
Publication date: |
2011 |
Format: |
Book |
Publisher: |
PENGUIN |
Language: |
English |
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Machen's weird tales of the creepy and fantastic finally come to Penguin Classics. With an introduction from S.T. Joshi, editor of American Supernatural Tales, The White People and Other Weird Stories is the perfect introduction to the father of weird fiction. The title story "The White People" is an exercise in the bizarre leaving the reader disoriented and on edge. From the first page, Machen turns even fundamental truths upside-down, as his character Ambrose explains, "there have been those who havesounded the very depths of sin, who all their lives have never done an 'ill deed'" setting the stage for a tale entirely without logic.
For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes.
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