{"product_id":"the-house-of-souls-a-fragment-of-life-the-white-people-the-great-god-pan-the-inmost-light-paperback","title":"The House of Souls: A Fragment of Life \/ The White People \/ The Great God Pan \/ The Inmost Light - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eArthur Machen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe House of Souls is a collection of four masterpieces of horror and mystery, by Arthur Machen, first collectively published in 1906. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Fragment of Life\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003etells of a young couple, the Darnells, living in a London suburb. Machen gives an enormous amount of detail to illustrate the Darnells' life only to convince the reader (and Mr. Darnell) that this is just a fragment of life or part of a greater, but hidden reality. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe White People\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003ewas written in the late 1890s, and first published in 1904 in \u003cem\u003eHorlick's Magazine.\u003c\/em\u003e A discussion between two men on the nature of evil, leads one of them to reveal a mysterious Green Book he possesses. It's a young girl's diary, in which she describes in ingenuous, evocative prose her strange impressions of the countryside in which she lives, as well as conversations with her nurse, who initiates her into a secret world of folklore and ritual magic...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Great God Pan\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003ewas widely denounced by the press, on publication in 1894, as degenerate and horrific because of its decadent style and sexual content. Today it is recognised as one of the greatest classics of horror. Machen's story was only one of many at the time to focus on the Greek God Pan as a useful symbol for the power of nature and paganism. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Inmost Light\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003einvolves a doctor's scientific experiments into occultism, and a vampiric force instigated by his unrelenting curiosity regarding the unseen elements. A mysterious gemstone is the vampire mediator, soaking the soul of the doctor's wife and replacing it with something demonic. Dr. Black his own energy is then gradually sucked up by the stone too. In attempting to enter the forbidden and dark zone of the other worldly...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRead more about Arthur Machen in the Post Scriptum of \u003cem\u003eThe House of Souls. \u003c\/em\u003ePreview on vamzzz.com\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.75 x 8.27 x 5.83 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 10, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46937114017931,"sku":"9789492355218","price":41.54,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0670\/2579\/7259\/files\/n0TTF-dGfm9789492355218.webp?v=1778925025","url":"https:\/\/thetaletrade.com\/products\/the-house-of-souls-a-fragment-of-life-the-white-people-the-great-god-pan-the-inmost-light-paperback","provider":"The Tale Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}