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The Three Impostors (Hardcover)
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The Three Impostors (Hardcover)
Series: Mint Editions
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List price R467
Loot Price R383
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You Save R84 (18%)
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The Three Impostors (1895) is a novel by Arthur Machen. Consisting
of interwoven stories involving the title characters, The Three
Impostors was compared to the prose style of Robert Louis Stevenson
on publication. Condemned as decadent and obscene upon publication,
Machen's writing earned praise from Oscar Wilde and H. P.
Lovecraft. Throughout the years, Machen's work has been referenced
and adapted by such figures as Stephen King, Guillermo del Toro,
and Josh Malerman for its masterfully unsettling blend of science,
myth, and magic. Inspired by his knowledge of the Hermetic Order of
the Golden Dawn, which was undergoing a controversial conflict
involving Irish poet W. B. Yeats and English mystic Aleister
Crowley at the time, Machen crafts a layered tale of suspense and
secrecy that continues to entertain and surprise over a century
after its release. In London, a secret society of occultists gains
strength through mutual disdain of modern life and Victorian social
conventions. Three impostors gifted in the art of deceit do their
best to disrupt city life while embarking on a quest for an
Imperial Roman coin with a salacious history. The Three Impostors
is a kaleidoscopic novel concerned with the horrors ever present on
the outskirts of daily life, waiting to make themselves known. With
a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript,
this edition of Arthur Machen's The Three Impostors is a classic of
British horror fiction reimagined for modern readers.
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