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There's a great deal of activity at Darkly Bright going on.
1.Every week, Darkly Bright publishes rare items by Arthur Machen. Some of these are ephemeral, but often there is some element of authentic interest for the Machen enthusiast, and his personality usually comes through. These entries will enhance one's understanding of the man and his mind, even while sometimes required to write about topics that would not have been his first choice.
Here is a sample:
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There are something like 60 or more Machen pieces in this series so far.
2."Books Around Machen" is an occasional series about literature that interested Machen. As of today's date, three entries have appeared, on (1) The High Historyof the Holy Graal, Sebastian Evans's celebrated rendering of the medieval Perlesvaus; (2) a book Machen claimed to have read around 20 times, Elizabeth Gaskell's Life of Charlotte Brontë; and Walter de la Mare's outstanding story collection On the Edge, which included the famous ghostly story "Crewe." (It's the first story, "The Recluse," that Machen wrote about most, so this BAM column looks at the other seven stories too.)
Here's the current one:
darklybrightpress.com
Note that Darkly Bright invites readers to discuss the postings. Interesting tangents appear about Machen's contemporaries, London, Gwent, etc.
1.Every week, Darkly Bright publishes rare items by Arthur Machen. Some of these are ephemeral, but often there is some element of authentic interest for the Machen enthusiast, and his personality usually comes through. These entries will enhance one's understanding of the man and his mind, even while sometimes required to write about topics that would not have been his first choice.
Here is a sample:
The Joy of London II
The Weekly Machen This week, we present another beautiful hymn to the mystery of London. The Great City was a major preoccupation for our Welsh writer, who never tired of its many wonders and charm…
darklybrightpress.com
There are something like 60 or more Machen pieces in this series so far.
2."Books Around Machen" is an occasional series about literature that interested Machen. As of today's date, three entries have appeared, on (1) The High Historyof the Holy Graal, Sebastian Evans's celebrated rendering of the medieval Perlesvaus; (2) a book Machen claimed to have read around 20 times, Elizabeth Gaskell's Life of Charlotte Brontë; and Walter de la Mare's outstanding story collection On the Edge, which included the famous ghostly story "Crewe." (It's the first story, "The Recluse," that Machen wrote about most, so this BAM column looks at the other seven stories too.)
Here's the current one:
A Closer Look at ON THE EDGE
BOOKS AROUND MACHEN A Closer Look at On the Edge By Dale Nelson “The Line of Terror,” Arthur Machen’s New Statesman review of On the Edge (Faber & Faber, 1930) is an odd thing. He discuss…
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Note that Darkly Bright invites readers to discuss the postings. Interesting tangents appear about Machen's contemporaries, London, Gwent, etc.
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