Arthur Machen

Welsh author and mystic (1863–1947)

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Born: Arthur Llewellyn Jones , ( 1863-03-03 ) 3 March 1863, Caerleon , Monmouthshire , Wales
Died: 15 December 1947 (1947-12-15) (aged 84), Beaconsfield , Buckinghamshire, England
Occupation: Short story writer, novelist, journalist, actor
Genre: Horror , fantasy , supernatural fiction , weird fiction
Notable works: The Great God Pan , The Three Impostors , " The White People ", The Hill of Dreams

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Instance of: human
Given name: Arthur
Gender: male
Citizenship: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Place of birth: Caerleon
Place of death: London
Occupation: politician
Languages spoken: English language
Notable work: The Great God Pan
Genre: horror literature
Image: Arthur Machen - ImgID14891187.jpg
Number of children: 2

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date of birth: 1863-03-03
date of death: 1947-12-15
archives at: Harry Ransom Center
writing language: English language
start of work period: 1881-00-00

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Arthur Llewellyn Jones (3 March 1863 – 15 December 1947), known by his pen name Arthur Machen (/ˈmækən/ or /ˈmæxən/), 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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