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- The Secret of the Sangraal
- & Other Writings
- by Arthur
Machen
- With an
Introduction by R.B. Russell
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- No
matter what Machen's subject, and at whatever length he
wrote, his insightful essays are always original, and his
prose is a constant joy to read. This collection of his
non-fiction ranges from reminiscences of his early years
in London, though folklore and customs, to the legend of
the Holy Grail. It collects together all of the essays
from Dog and Duck (1924),
Notes and Queries (1926),
Tom O'Bedlam and His
Song (1930), Bridles and
Spurs (1951) and A Note on
Poetry (1949) as well as a number of other
fugitive pieces. It also includes the 'Bibliographical
Notes' from Henry Danielson's Arthur Machen: A
Bibliography (1923).
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- The Secret of the Sangraal & Other
Writings contains:
- The
Secret of the Sangraal: Introduction and Essay. The
Stroller, When I Was Young in London, London Thirty Years
Ago, The Joy Of London, Re-Discovery of London,
Dog and Duck: Dog and Duck, Why New
Year?, On Valentines and Other Things, On Simnel Cakes,
'April Fool!' , The Merry Month of May, A Midsummer
Night's Dream, July Sport: With Some Remarks on Young Mr
Blueface, 'A Thorough Change', Roast Goose: With a
Dissertation on Apple Sauce and Sage and Onions, Where
are the Fogs of Yesteryears?, Martinmass, Christmas
Mumming, A Talk for Twelfth Night, Some February Stars,
March and A Moral, St George and the Dragon, The Poor
Victorians, Stuff-And Science, On Holidays, Six Dozen of
Port, The Custom of the Manor, The Vice of Collecting,
Splendour, How to Spend Christmas, Adelphi: Fareewell! ,
The Art of Unbelief, Note. Dr Johnson's Disappearing Act.
Notes and Queries: Guinevere and
Lancelot, Shakespeare and Shakespere, A New Year
Meditation, Casuistry, Superstition-or Instinct?,
Imagination and Health, England and Revolution, Celtic
Magic, The Holy Graal, Justice, Liberty-and Fallacy?, The
Art of Divination, Our Absurd Education, The Cult of the
Secret, Rouge et Noir-and the Unknown, The Moth and the
Flame, Tom O'Bedlam and His Song, The Only Way.
The Gray's Inn Coffee
House. Bridles and Spurs: Bridles and
Spurs, A Forgotten Book, The Strange Tale of Mount
Nephin, Pictures on the Cards, The Ancient Speech,
Mutterings in the Dark Grove, The Old Grammar School,
Riddles and Symbols, The Holy Grail, The Bitter
Impatience, Lost Books, True to Life. A Note on
Poetry. Bibliographical Notes (from Danielson's
Bibliography)
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- The Secret of the Sangraal & Other
Writings is a sewn hardback book of 375+vii pages
with silk ribbon marker, head and tailbands, and
d/w.
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- Second
edition. ISBN 978-1-872621-18-0.
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- Price:
£35/$60 inc. p&p.
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- Review of this
edition
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- ...this volume is . . . an
indispensable addition to the library of not
only the Machen reader but student of weird
fiction in general. . . . A sense of pleasure
is available in practically every memory or
essay put forth. . . . While the pleasure and
intellectual worth of such a volume as this
should be immediately recognized, one of the
chief uses of these writings is the chance
for the curious to draw connections between
Machen's fiction and life. . . . this
carefully assembled collection depicts
various sides of Machen's interests and
composition styles in one convenient,
reasonably priced volume. William Simmons,
Infinityplus
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- Reviews of the previous
edition:
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- "An antique charm and a dry
wit.” - The Fortean
Times
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- “The 1990s has seen an
uncanny throw-back to those days of sixty
years ago with the advent of Ray Russell's
Tartarus Press. From modest beginnings
Tartarus has blossomed into a comprable
literary force, with a special interest in
the uniquely endearing Arthur Machen. A
previous book by this imprint,
Ritual, was
certainly one of the most outstanding of
Machen publications and it is no faint praise
to say that this present volume in some ways
even surpasses it.... For those seeking rare
and out of print Machen items, this book is a
real treasure trove.... The entire volume,
beautifully produced, deserves the highest
praise and will be indispensable for both the
Machen reader and also for those interested
in the mysteries of the Sangraal.” - Godfrey
Brangham, Avallaunius
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- “Every true Macheniac
absolutely must acquire a copy of
The Secret of the
Sangraal.” - Richard
Whittinton-Egan
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- “Beautifully printed on an
ivory stock and bound in gold-stamped black
cloth.” - It Goes on the
Shelf
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- Five titles by
Arthur Machen in print from the Tartarus Press (from top
left): The Secret of the
Sangraal & Other Writings, Dreads and
Drolls,
Ritual and Other
Stories,
The Hill of
Dreams, and
Tales of Horror and the
Supernatural.
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5th September 2009
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