Things Near and Far
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- First published
- 1923
- Pages
- 78Digital editionReference edition
- Reading time
- About 1.5 hours4 half-hour sittings
- Language
- English
- Reading difficulty
- 6 of 10
A little about the book
Arthur Machen is famous for his tales of the uncanny, like The Great God Pan. In this memoir he looks back on his years as a young writer in London, often poor and lonely, and on the Wales of his childhood. He remembers odd jobs, strange books and the people who crossed his path.
The book drifts happily between memory and reflection. Machen muses on art, mysticism and what makes writing last. It’s a gentle, wry read for anyone who loves his fiction or enjoys literary memoirs.
Is it for you?
You’ll enjoy it if you like
- literary memoirs
- Arthur Machen's weird fiction
- writers' lives in old London
Maybe not if you haven't read any Machen. Try The Great God Pan first.
Where to start
It follows Far Off Things, but stands on its own.
Things You May Not Know About Things Near and Far
- A second memoir. It follows Machen’s earlier memoir, Far Off Things, published in 1922.
- The Bowmen. Machen’s 1914 story The Bowmen started the legend of the Angels of Mons.
- Odd literary jobs. He once worked cataloguing books on the occult for a London bookseller.
- Welsh roots. Machen was born in Caerleon, Wales, and its landscape haunts his writing.
About this edition
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