The Great God Pan
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- First published
- 1894 (book publication)
- Pages
- 43Digital editionReference edition
- Reading time
- About 50 minutes2 half-hour sittings
- Language
- English
- Reading difficulty
- Not set
A little about the story
A disturbing experiment opens a chain of events that later investigators struggle to explain. Machen lets its consequences emerge through scattered accounts.
Later encounters suggest a connection to the opening experiment without immediately explaining it. The way people speak in hints and fragments makes it hard to decide whether their accounts are protecting someone or admitting the limits of what they understand.
Is it for you?
You’ll enjoy it if you like
- short Gothic fiction
- experiments with unforeseen consequences
- horror pieced together from accounts
Read in one or two sittings for the growing sense of connection. Much of the horror lies in what the witnesses can only imply.
Things You May Not Know About The Great God Pan
- The opening concerns a medical experiment. Dr Raymond's attempt to alter perception sets up the events that follow.
- The narrative shifts between witnesses. Later sections gather events and documents into a larger pattern.
About this edition
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