I have found by long experience that the works of Arthur Machen are very rarely to be found ‘in the wild’ – that is, on the shelves of second-hand bookshops. In a perfect world most would be found on the fiction shelves, with a few titles being placed elsewhere, under categories such as biography or ‘belles-lettres’.
Perhaps they are lurking instead in unexpected shelves. Of course, books can be misplaced and shelved under a category that it would not normally occur to the seeker to look through. To assist the collector, I offer a few suggestions of places to look for Arthur Machen titles:
Ornaments in Jade
Classics, mythology
The Great God Pan
Ecclesiastical history, history
Black Crusade
Holy Terrors
Egyptology
Hieroglyphics
The Shining Pyramid
Electrical
The House of the Hidden Light
Equestrian
Bridles and Spurs
Food, cookery
The Canning Wonder
Interior design, architecture
The Cosy Room
The House of Souls
Inventions, technology
The Canning Wonder
Investments
The Great Return
Jigsaws
A Fragment of Life
Medicine, health and beauty
Precious Balms
Dr Stiggins
Opthalmics
Far Off Things
Things Near and Far
Pets, zoology
Dog and Duck
Sports – archery
The Bowmen
Sports – golf
The Green Round
Sports - swimming
The Children of the Pool
Theology
The Angels of Mons
The House of Souls
Topology, walking
The Hill of Dreams
Excellent!
ReplyDeleteBrilliant, this made my day!
ReplyDeleteI laughed out loud. It's pouring with rain here in Devon, but this brightened my morning.
ReplyDeleteBarely controlled giggling here in Ithaca, NY. Thank you, John, for this delightful list.
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