Arthur Machen
Arthur Llewellyn Jones (3 March 1863 – 15 December 1947), known by his pen name
Arthur Machen ( or ), was a Welsh author and
mystic of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He is best known for his influential
supernatural,
fantasy and
horror fiction. His novella ''
The Great God Pan'' (1890; 1894) has garnered a reputation as a classic of horror;
Stephen King described it as "Maybe the best [horror story] in the English language." He is also known for "The Bowmen", a short story that was widely read as fact, creating the
legend of the
Angels of Mons.
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