Machen, Arthur, 1863-1947

Welsh novelist and essayist, a forerunner of 20th century Gothic science fiction.

Machen was a Welsh writer of tales, mystical, romantic, and macabre.

Arthur Machen was a Welsh novelist, essayist, and translator.

Welsh novelist, essayist, actor, and journalist.

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Born Arthur Llewellyn Jones in Wales, Arthur Machen was the author of THE THREE IMPOSTERS (1890), THE GREAT GOD PAN (1894), THE HILL OF DREAMS (1907), THE TERROR (1917), and other works of supernatural horror. Machen was also an essayist, journalist, Shakespearean actor, occultist, and translator. He was considered one of the noblest stylistic masters of the English language in the last century and an outstanding British writer of supernatural fiction.

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Machen was an English novelist and essayist.

Arthur Machen was born Arthur Llewellyn Jones in Wales; he took his mother's maiden name, Machen, as a child. He moved to London after the deaths of his parents and considered becoming a surgeon, but his interest in writing led him to a career in literature. He found success with atmospheric short stories and essays, many based on supernatural themes exploring a mystical world beneath the material world. His interest in ritual and the occult permeated his best work, and his pioneering efforts in fantasy and horror fiction influenced writers such as H.P. Lovecraft and Ray Bradbury. He was also a translator, critic, and novelist.

Arthur Machen (1863-1947) was a British novelist, short story writer, and translator best known for his supernatural and horror tales such as The Three Impostors and The Hill of Dreams .

Arthur Llewellyn Jones Machen was born on March 3, 1863 in the Welsh border town of Caerleon on Usk to John Edward Jones and Janet Machen. An only child, Machen led an isolated childhood that would later influence his writing. Although Machen sat for the exam for the Royal College of Surgeons in June 1880, he decided to pursue a career of writing. In London, he worked with Redway and with Robson and Karslake as a cataloger of rare and occult books. Machen married Amy Hogg in 1887. After his wife died in 1899, Machen joined the Sir Frank Benson's Shakespeare Repertory Company as an actor in 1901. While with the company, Machen met his second wife, Purefoy Hudleston, whom he married in 1903. The couple had two children, Hilary and Janet. Machen was a member of the Order of the Golden Dawn, an occultist group.