“_I am sure that Bibliography is a capital game, but it is not
my game._”—_Arthur Machen_
“_I don’t care two pence whether a book is in the first edition
or in the tenth, nay, if the tenth is the best edition I would
rather have it._”—_Arthur Machen_
A complete and comprehensive and correct bibliography of the works
of Arthur Machen would be a wondrous work indeed. It would include
such important matters as colors of cloths and types of bindings, the
number of pages and the presence of prefaces and plates. It would, one
hopes, clearly indicate such dates as were of importance and many other
fascinating facts to delight and bedazzle the bibliographer.
There is no such bibliography of the works of Arthur Machen in existence,
nor does this one pretend or propose to fill that need. What is also
needed, however, and by readers rather than collectors, is a complete
listing of the works of Machen, together with notes on their appearance
in print and clues to their possible location. Such a listing presents
certain typographical problems which I have tried to work out without
having to resort to the cabalistic symbols common to certain catalogues
and all time tables.
It is my belief that people who like to read Machen like also to read
about Machen, therefore I have added a listing of books and articles
in which there appears more than a mere mention of Arthur Machen.
Furthermore, since I feel that I have not listed all of these, nor all
the Works for that matter, I have provided several blank pages for the
use of the eventual owner of this book. Such additional information as
he may gather may be entered on these pages under the general heading of
“Notes.”
This then is the purpose of the unconventional bibliography that follows:
to lead and direct the general reader to the work of Arthur Machen, and
to direct him to certain books and sources in which may be found material
of interest to the admirers of Arthur Machen.
_THE ESSAYS_:
The Essays of Arthur Machen are listed alphabetically below. Machen was,
for many years, a practicing journalist, writing for many papers and
journals. Obviously not all of his pieces, nor even all of the best of
his pieces, have appeared in book form. Obviously, too, it is impossible
for anyone to obtain copies of the many papers for which he wrote, or
even of the various journals and magazines listed herein. This listing is
therefore far from being complete—it lists only those pieces which are
available, or should be, or have been, in print. Many of these pieces are
undated, except as having appeared between dates that may be a decade
apart. This is, unfortunately, unavoidable. There is little we can do
about it, except to suggest that someone establish a Fellowship for the
sole purpose of investigating and excavating the complete published works
of Arthur Machen.
ADELPHI, FAREWELL! an essay first published in the _LYONS
MAIL_, appears also in _DOG AND DUCK_, Cape, London, 1924 and
Alfred Knopf, New York, 1924.
ADVENTURE OF THE LONG LOST BROTHER, an essay first published
in the London _GRAPHIC_, appears also in _DREADS AND DROLLS_,
Secker, London, 1926 and Knopf, New York, 1927.
APOSTOLIC IDEAL, THE, an essay, first publication (?), appears
in Starrett’s _THE GLORIOUS MYSTERY_, Covici-McGee, Chicago,
1924.
APRIL FOOL! an essay first published in the _LYONS MAIL_, also
in _DOG AND DUCK_, Cape, 1924 and Knopf, 1924.
ARS ARTIUM, an essay, first published (?), appears in
Starrett’s _THE SHINING PYRAMID_, Covici-McGee, Chicago, 1923.
ART OF DICKENS, THE, an essay, first published (1910?), appears
in _THE WAVE_, Chicago, 1922. Also in Starrett’s _THE SHINING
PYRAMID_, Covici-McGee, Chicago, 1923.
ART OF UNBELIEF, THE, an essay written for the _LYONS MAIL_ but
rejected. Appears in _DOG AND DUCK_, Cape, 1924 and Knopf, 1924.
BEFORE WEMBLEY, an essay written for the London _GRAPHIC_,
appears also in _DREADS AND DROLLS_, Secker, 1926 and Knopf,
1927.
BOWMEN AND OTHER NOBLE GHOSTS, THE, a group of essays relating
to the story, _THE BOWMEN_, appears in the Simpkins, Marshall
1915 edition, of which there were two issues, and the Putnam
1915 edition.
CAMPDEN WONDER, an essay written for the London _GRAPHIC_, also
in _DREADS AND DROLLS_, Secker, 1926 and Knopf, 1927.
CASANOVA IN LONDON, an essay written for the _GRAPHIC_, appears
in _DREADS AND DROLLS_, Secker, 1926 and Knopf, 1927.
CEREMONY ON THE SCAFFOLD, an essay written for the _GRAPHIC_,
also appears in _DREADS AND DROLLS_, Secker, 1926 and Knopf,
1927.
“CHARACTERS,” an essay written for the _GRAPHIC_, also appears
in _DREADS AND DROLLS_, Secker, 1926 and Knopf, 1927.
CHIVALRY, an essay written for the _GRAPHIC_, included in
_DREADS AND DROLLS_, Secker, 1926 and Knopf, 1927.
CHRISTMAS MUMMING, an essay written for the _LYONS MAIL_,
appears also in _DOG AND DUCK_, Cape, 1924 and Knopf, 1924.
CONCERNING COCKTAILS, an article written for _BOOK NOTES_,
London, April, 1928.
CONJURING TIME, essay, first published (?), appears in
Starrett’s _THE GLORIOUS MYSTERY_, Chicago, 1924.
“CONSOLATUS” AND “CHURCH MEMBER,” an essay, first appearance in
Vincent Starrett’s _THE GLORIOUS MYSTERY_, Chicago, 1924.
CUSTOM OF THE MANOR, an essay written for the _LYONS MAIL_,
included in _DOG AND DUCK_, Cape, 1924 and Knopf, 1924.
DARK AGES, THE, an essay, first appearance (?). Appears in
Starrett’s collection, _THE GLORIOUS MYSTERY_, Chicago, 1924.
DEADLY NEVERGREEN, an essay written for the London _GRAPHIC_,
also included in _DREADS AND DROLLS_, Seeker, 1926 and Knopf,
1927.
DISSENTING LOGIC, an essay, first appearance (?). Included in
Starrett’s _THE GLORIOUS MYSTERY_, Chicago, 1924.
DOG AND DUCK, an essay and a punch made famous by Machen. Also
title of a collection of essays originally written for the
_LYONS MAIL_. Published by Cape, London, 1924 and Knopf, New
York, 1924.
DOUBLES IN CRIME, an essay written for the _GRAPHIC_, included
in _DREADS AND DROLLS_, Secker, 1926 and Knopf, 1927.
ECCLESIA ANGELICANA, (I-II), essays first published (?),
included in Starrett’s collection, _THE GLORIOUS MYSTERY_,
Chicago, 1924.
EDUCATION AND THE EDUCATED, an essay, first published in
Starrett’s _SHINING PYRAMID_, Covici-McGee, Chicago, 1923. Also
appears in Knopf’s _THE SHINING PYRAMID_, 1925.
ENGLISH AND IRISH, an essay included in Vincent Starrett’s
collection, _ET CETERA_, Chicago, 1922.
EUSTON SQUARE MYSTERY, THE, an essay first published in the
_GRAPHIC_, also included in _DREADS AND DROLLS_, Secker, 1926;
Knopf, 1927.
FAITH AND CONDUCT, an essay first published (?), included in
Starrett’s _THE GLORIOUS MYSTERY_, Chicago, 1924.
FALSE PROPHETS, an essay first published (?), included in
Starrett’s _THE GLORIOUS MYSTERY_, Chicago, 1924.
FRAGMENTS OF PAPER, an essay first published (?), included in
Starrett’s _THE GLORIOUS MYSTERY_, Chicago, 1924.
GRAY’S INN COFFEE HOUSE, THE, an essay by Machen, appeared in
“Wine and Food,” London, 1938. Published for Members of Arthur
Machen Society, by Nathan Van Patten, Stanford, 1949.
HAPPINESS AND HORROR, an essay first published (?) by Vincent
Starrett in _THE GLORIOUS MYSTERY_, Chicago, 1924.
HIDDEN MYSTERY, THE, an essay, first appeared in _THE ACADEMY_,
London (1907?) Also in Starrett’s _THE SHINING PYRAMID_,
Chicago, 1923; _THE COSY ROOM_, Rich & Cowan, London, 1936.
HIGHBURY MYSTERY, THE, an essay written for the London
_GRAPHIC_ and included in _DREADS AND DROLLS_, Secker, 1926;
Knopf, 1927.
HOW CLUBS BEGAN, an essay written for the _GRAPHIC_, included
in _DREADS AND DROLLS_, Secker, 1926 and Knopf, 1927.
HOW THE RICH LIVE, an essay appeared in the _GRAPHIC_ and in
_DREADS AND DROLLS_, Secker, 1926 and Knopf, 1927.
HOW TO SPEND CHRISTMAS, an essay first published in the _LYONS
MAIL_, included in _DOG AND DUCK_, Cape, 1924 and Knopf, 1924.
IN CONVERTENDO, an essay, first appeared in _THE ACADEMY_,
London, 1907. Included in Starrett’s _THE SHINING PYRAMID_,
Chicago, 1923 and Knopf, 1925. Part of the book called _THE
SECRET GLORY_.
INGENIOUS MR. BLEE, THE, an essay written for the _GRAPHIC_,
included in _DREADS AND DROLLS_, Secker, 1926 and Knopf, 1927.
INTOLERANCE, an essay first published (?), included in
Starrett’s collection, _THE GLORIOUS MYSTERY_, Chicago, 1924.
ISLINGTON MYSTERY, THE, an essay included in Starrett’s
collection, _THE GLORIOUS MYSTERY_ and in _THE COSY ROOM_, Rich
& Cowan, London, 1936. Also in _BLACK CAP_, edited by Cynthia
Asquith.
JULY SPORT, an essay first published in the _LYONS MAIL_,
included in _DOG AND DUCK_, Cape, 1924 and Knopf, 1924.
LA DIVE BOUTEILIE, a fragment surviving from Machen’s
Rabelaisian period. Included by Starrett in his collection,
_THE GLORIOUS MYSTERY_, Chicago, 1924.
LAMENT FOR LONDON’S LOST INNS, an essay written for the
_GRAPHIC_ and included in _DREADS AND DROLLS_, Secker, 1926 and
Knopf, 1927.
LITTLE PEOPLE, THE, an essay, first published in the _GRAPHIC_
and included in _DREADS AND DROLLS_, Secker, 1926 and Knopf,
1927.
MADAM RACHEL, an essay written for the London _GRAPHIC_,
included in _DREADS AND DROLLS_, Secker, 1926 and Knopf, 1927.
MAN FROM NOWHERE, THE, an essay written for the _GRAPHIC_,
included in _DREADS AND DROLLS_, Secker, 1926 and Knopf, 1927.
MAN WITH THE SILVER STAFF, an essay written for the _GRAPHIC_,
also included in _DREADS AND DROLLS_, Secker, 1926 and Knopf,
1927.
MANDATUM NOVISSIMUM, an essay first published (?), included in
the Starrett collection, _THE SHINING PYRAMID_, Chicago, 1923.
MARCH AND A MORAL, first published in the _LYONS MAIL_, appears
also in _DOG AND DUCK_, Cape, 1924 and Knopf, 1924.
MARRIAGE OF PANURGE, an essay, first published (?), appeared in
_THE WAVE_, Chicago, 1922.
MARTINMAS, an essay, first appeared in the _LYONS MAIL_,
included in _DOG AND DUCK_, Cape, 1924 and Knopf, 1924.
MATTER OF ROMANCE, an essay, first published (?) in Starrett’s
_THE GLORIOUS MYSTERY_, Chicago, 1924.
MERRY MONTH OF MAY, THE, an essay written for the _LYONS MAIL_,
included in _DOG AND DUCK_. Cape, 1924 and Knopf, 1924.
MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM, A, an essay first appearing in the
_LYONS MAIL_, included in _DOG AND DUCK_, Cape, 1924 and Knopf,
1924.
MODERNISM, an essay, first published (?) in Starrett’s
collection, _THE GLORIOUS MYSTERY_, Chicago, 1924.
MORDUCK THE WITCH, an essay first published in the _GRAPHIC_,
included in _DREADS AND DROLLS_, Secker, 1926 and Knopf, 1927.
MORE INNS, an essay first published in the _GRAPHIC_, included
in _DREADS AND DROLLS_, Secker, 1926 and Knopf, 1927.
MORNING LIGHT, THE, an essay, first published (?) included in
Starrett collection, _THE GLORIOUS MYSTERY_, Chicago, 1924.
MR. LUTTERLOH, an essay first published in the _GRAPHIC_,
included in _DREADS AND DROLLS_, Secker, 1926 and Knopf, 1927.
MY MURDERER, an essay, first appearance in London, included in
collection by Vincent Starrett, _ET CETERA_, Chicago, 1922.
MYSTIC SPEECH, THE, an essay, first delivered as a lecture in
London, between 1915 and 1920. Included in Knopf’s edition of
_THE SHINING PYRAMID_, 1922.
NEW LAMPS FOR OLD, an essay, first published (?), included by
Starrett in _THE SHINING PYRAMID_, Chicago, 1923.
OLD DR. MOUNSEY, an essay written for the _GRAPHIC_, included
also in _DREADS AND DROLLS_, Secker, 1926 and Knopf, 1927.
ON HOLIDAYS, an essay written for the _LYONS MAIL_, included in
_DOG AND DUCK_, Cape, 1924 and Knopf, 1924.
ON SIMMEL CAKES, an essay written for the _LYONS MAIL_,
included in _DOG AND DUCK_, Cape, 1924 and Knopf, 1924.
ON VALENTINES AND OTHER THINGS, an essay published in _LYONS
MAIL_, included in _DOG AND DUCK_, Cape, 1924 and Knopf, 1924.
ONLY WAY, THE, an article, first published (?), appeared also
in _PUBLISHERS WEEKLY_, New York, Feb. 16, 1924 and _THE FLYING
HORSE_, 1924.
PAGANISM, an essay included in Starrett’s _THE SHINING
PYRAMID_, Chicago, 1923, first publication (?).
POE, EDGAR ALLEN, an essay, first published (?), included in
Starrett’s _THE GLORIOUS MYSTERY_, Chicago, 1924.
POLITE CORRESPONDENCE, an essay written for the _GRAPHIC_,
included in _DREADS AND DROLLS_, Secker, 1926 and Knopf, 1927.
POOR VICTORIANS, THE, an essay written for the _LYONS MAIL_,
included in _DOG AND DUCK_, Cape, 1924 and Knopf, 1924.
POWER OF JARGON, THE, an essay first published in the
_GRAPHIC_, included in _DREADS AND DROLLS_, Secker, 1926 and
Knopf, 1927.
REALISM AND SYMBOL, an essay first published (?) in Starrett’s
_THE SHINING PYRAMID_, Chicago, 1923.
ROAST GOOSE, an essay first published in the _LYONS MAIL_, also
included in _DOG AND DUCK_, Cape, 1924 and Knopf, 1924.
SAD HAPPY RACE, an essay, reminiscent of Machen’s days on the
stage, first published (?), included in Starrett’s _THE SHINING
PYRAMID_, Chicago, 1923.
SANCHO PANZA AT GENEVA, an essay, first published (?), included
in Starrett’s _THE GLORIOUS MYSTERY_, Chicago, 1924.
SANGRAAL, THE, the title of at least two essays on the Grail,
one of them a reply to Alfred Nutt’s “Reply to Arthur Machen,”
included in Starrett’s _GLORIOUS MYSTERY_, Chicago, 1924, also
in Knopf’s _THE SHINING PYRAMID_, 1925.
SECRET LANGUAGE, A, an essay, part of the book that became _THE
SECRET GLORY_, published in whole or part in _THE ACADEMY_
(1907?) London, included in Starrett’s _THE GLORIOUS MYSTERY_,
Chicago, 1924.
SECRET OF THE SANGRAAL, THE, an essay written in 1907, possibly
first published by A. E. Waite, included in Knopf’s _THE
SHINING PYRAMID_, New York, 1925.
SEVEN-B, CONEY COURT, an essay written for the _GRAPHIC_,
included in _DREADS AND DROLLS_, Secker, 1926 and Knopf, 1927.
SIR BENJAMIN, THE BARON, an essay written for the _GRAPHIC_,
included in _DREADS AND DROLLS_, Secker, 1926 and Knopf, 1927.
SIR WALTER SCOTT, an essay contributed to W. J. Turner’s
collection, _GREAT NAMES_, New York, 1926.
SIX DOZEN OF PORT, an essay written for the _LYONS MAIL_,
included in _DOG AND DUCK_, Cape, 1924 and Knopf, 1924.
SOME FEBRUARY STARS, an essay written for the _LYONS MAIL_,
included in _DOG AND DUCK_, Cape, 1924 and Knopf, 1924.
SPLENDID HOLIDAY, THE, an essay, first published (?), included
in Starrett’s _THE SHINING PYRAMID_, Chicago, 1923.
SPLENDOUR, an essay written for the _LYONS MAIL_, included in
_DOG AND DUCK_, Cape, 1924; Knopf, 1924.
ST. GEORGE AND THE DRAGON, an essay written for the _LYONS
MAIL_, included in _DOG AND DUCK_, 1924.
STRANGE CASE OF EMILY WESTON, THE, an essay written for the
_GRAPHIC_, included in _DREADS AND DROLLS_, Secker, 1926;
Knopf, 1927.
STRANGE ROADS, an essay published by The Classic Press, London,
1923. Limited Edition, sketches by J. Simpson, R.B.A.
STUFF AND SCIENCE, an essay written for the _LYONS MAIL_,
included in _DOG AND DUCK_, Cape, 1924; Knopf, 1924.
TALK FOR TWELFTH NIGHT, A, an essay written for the _LYONS
MAIL_, included in _DOG AND DUCK_, Cape and Knopf, 1924.
THOROUGH CHANGE, A, an essay written for the _LYONS MAIL_,
included in _DOG AND DUCK_, Cape and Knopf, 1924.
THOUSAND AND ONE NIGHTS, THE, an essay, first publication (?)
in _THE REVIEWER_, Richmond, Virginia, 1924.
TREASURE OF THE HUMBLE, an essay, first publication (?), in
_THE REVIEWER_, Richmond, Virginia, 1924.
UNCONSCIOUS MAGIC, an essay, first publication (?) included
in _AMONG MY BOOKS_, by H. O. Traill, London, 1898. Also in
Starrett’s _THE SHINING PYRAMID_, Chicago, 1923.
VICE OF COLLECTING, THE, an essay written for the _LYONS MAIL_,
included in _DOG AND DUCK_, Cape and Knopf, 1924.
VISION IN THE ABBEY, an essay included in _CENOTAPH_, edited by
Moult, published in London by Cape, 1923.
WHERE ARE THE FOGS OF YESTERYEAR? an essay, written for the
_LYONS MAIL_ and included in _DOG AND DUCK_, Cape and Knopf,
1924.
WHY NEW YEAR? an essay written for the _LYONS MAIL_, included
also in _DOG AND DUCK_, Cape and Knopf, 1924.
WITH THE GODS IN SPRING, an essay, rather an autobiographical
sketch, published along with _STRANGE ROADS_ by The Classics
Press, London, 1923.
WORLD TO COME, THE, an essay, first published (?), included in
Vincent Starrett’s _THE GLORIOUS MYSTERY_, Chicago, 1924.
_THE TALES_:
The Tales of Arthur Machen including, of course, the novels,
in whole and in part, are listed alphabetically below. Their
appearance in various papers, journals, editions, collections
and anthologies is presented as accurately as possible, in
chronological order. It must be admitted that there are some
matters on which even the experts differ, and some on which
Machen himself differs with the experts. In such cases we have
assumed an almost arbitrary attitude.
ANGELS OF MONS, THE, the tale known also as _THE BOWMEN_, title
used in the Simpkin, Marshall, (London) 1915 edition; also the
Putnam, New York, 1915 edition.
AWAKENING: A CHILDREN’S STORY, a tale in the manner of 1915 but
written in 1930. Published in _THE COSY ROOM_, Rich & Cowan,
London, 1936.
BOWMEN, THE, the story of the Angels of Mons, first appeared
in the London _ILLUSTRATED NEWS_, Sept. 29, 1914. Published by
Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co., London, 1915; Putnam,
New York, 1915; also included in the _NORTH AMERICAN REVIEW_
(?); in the collection _PAUSE TO WONDER_, Random House, N. Y.,
1945, and _TALES OF HORROR AND THE SUPERNATURAL_, Knopf, 1948.
BRIGHT BOY, THE, a comparatively recent tale, included in
_CHILDREN OF THE POOL_, Hutchinson, London, 1936; also _TALES
OF HORROR AND THE SUPERNATURAL_, Knopf, 1948.
CANNING WONDER, THE, book-length treatment of the case of
Elizabeth Canning. Published first by Chatto & Windus, London,
1925; Knopf, 1926.
CAPITAL LEVY, THE, a tale of the period of World War I, first
published in Vincent Starrett’s _THE SHINING PYRAMID_, Chicago,
1923.
CEREMONY, THE, fragment of one of the novels, written in 1897,
published in _THE COSY ROOM_, Rich & Cowan, London, 1936.
CHANGE, one of the more recent tales, included in _CHILDREN OF
THE POOL_, Hutchinson, London, 1936. Also included in _TERROR
BY NIGHT_, Avon Publishing Co., 1947.
CHILDREN OF THE POOL, title story of collection published by
Hutchinson, London, 1936. Also appears in _TALES_, Knopf, 1948.
CHRONICLE OF CLEMENDY, THE, The History of the IX Joyous
Journeys; first privately printed in 1888, included in Secker’s
New Adelphi Library, Vol. 28; published by Knopf in 1926.
COMPLIMENTS OF THE SEASON, a Christmas story included in Rich &
Cowan’s collection, _THE COSY ROOM_, 1936.
COSY ROOM, THE, title story of Rich & Cowan’s collection, 1936.
This story is dated 1929. Also appeared in a collection of
“suspense” stories edited by Will Cuppy.
DAZZLING LIGHT, THE, one of the legends of the war written for
the London _EVENING NEWS_, also in the 1915 edition of _THE
BOWMEN_.
DOUBLE RETURN, A, one of the earliest tales, appeared first in
the _ST. JAMES GAZETTE_, London, 1890; included in _THE COSY
ROOM_, Rich & Cowan, 1936.
DRAKE’S DRUM, one of the legends of the War, written in 1919,
first appeared in _THE OUTLOOK_, London, 1919. Included in
Starrett’s _THE SHINING PYRAMID_, Chicago, 1923 and _THE COSY
ROOM_, Rich & Cowan, London, 1936.
EXALTED OMEGA, THE, published in Hutchinson’s 1936 collection,
_CHILDREN OF THE POOL_, also included in August Derleth’s
anthology, _WHO KNOCKS_, Farrar & Rhinehart, New York, 1947.
FRAGMENT OF LIFE, A, first called _RESURRECTIO MORTUORUM_ and
published in a London newspaper in the 1890’s. Re-written
and published in _HORLICK’S MAGAZINE_ in 1904; included in
_THE HOUSE OF SOULS_, Grant Richards, London, 1906, and in
_THE HOUSE OF SOULS_ by Knopf, New York, 1922. F. B. Millett,
_CONTEMPORARY BRITISH LITERATURE_, (N.Y. 1935) mentions this
title with date 1928.
GARDEN OF AVALLAUNIUS, THE, original title of _THE HILL OF
DREAMS_. First published under this title in _HORLICK’S
MAGAZINE_, London, 1904, issued by Grant Richards in 1907. May
have appeared in a French publication sometime between 1902 and
1907.
GIFT OF TONGUES, THE, a recent title (1927) included in
_STRANGE ASSEMBLY_, edited by Gawsworth, London, 1932. Rich &
Cowan’s _THE COSY ROOM_, London, 1936.
GREAT GOD PAN, THE, possibly the most famous of the tales,
first published in _WHIRLWIND_, London, 1890. Appeared in John
Lane’s _KEYSTONE SERIES_ as Volume V, London, 1894. A second
edition in 1895, translated into the French in 1901. Included
in _THE HOUSE OF SOULS_, Richards, 1906 and reprinted by
Richards in 1910. Published by Simpkin, Marshall of London in
1916. Included in _THE HOUSE OF SOULS_, Knopf, 1922. Included
in the _CAERLEON EDITION_, Secker, 1923. Included in The New
Adelphi Library, Vol. 24, Secker; also appears in _GREAT TALES
OF THE SUPERNATURAL_, Random House, 1941 and _TALES_, Knopf,
1948. Roberts Brothers of Boston also published it in 1894.
GREAT RETURN, THE, written in 1915 and first appeared as a
serial in the London _EVENING NEWS_. Published by The Faith
Press, London, 1915. Included in the _CAERLEON EDITION_,
Secker, 1923. Also in _TALES_, Knopf, 1948.
GREEN ROUND, THE, a novel published by Benn, London, 1933. Has
been announced for publication by August Derleth’s _ARKHAM
HOUSE_ for 1950.
HAPPY CHILDREN, THE, a tale of the War period, included in _THE
SHINING PYRAMID_, Knopf, 1925. Also in the _TALES_, Knopf, 1948.
HILL OF DREAMS, THE, best known novel of Arthur Machen. See
also _THE GARDEN OF AVALLAUNIUS_. Published by Grant Richards
in London, 1907. Issued by Secker, 1916, reprinted 1922, 1924.
Included in The New Adelphi Library, Vol. 32, by Secker, Dana
Estes, 19-? Also by Knopf, New York, 1922.
HOLY TERRORS, THE, Machen’s last book, published in England,
1946.
HOLY THINGS, THE, an early tale, written in 1897, included in
Starrett’s _THE GLORIOUS MYSTERY_, Chicago, 1924, also in Rich
& Cowan’s _THE COSY ROOM_, 1936.
INMOST LIGHT, THE, first appeared with _THE GREAT GOD PAN_ in
the Keynote edition, 1894. Included in _THE HOUSE OF SOULS_,
Richards, London, 1906. Knopf’s _THE HOUSE OF SOULS_, 1922,
Knopf’s _TALES_, 1948.
IRON MAID, THE, an early tale, first appeared in the _ST. JAMES
GAZETTE_, 1890, published with _THE THREE IMPOSTORS_ in Keynote
Series, Volume XIX, London, 1895. Included in Starrett’s _THE
GLORIOUS MYSTERY_, Chicago, 1924.
LOST CLUB, THE, a tale in the Stevensonian manner, first
appeared in _THE WHIRLWIND_, 1890. Included also in Starrett’s
_THE SHINING PYRAMID_, Chicago, 1923 and _THE COSY ROOM_, Rich
& Cowan, London, 1936.
MARTYR, THE, a fragment of _THE SECRET GLORY_, first appeared
in _THE ACADEMY_, London (1907?). Included in Starrett’s _THE
SHINING PYRAMID_, Chicago, 1923.
MIDSUMMER, a fragment of one of the Great Romances, written in
1897, included in _THE COSY ROOM_, Rich & Cowan, London, 1936.
MONSTRANCE, THE, another of the legends of the War, probably
written for the London _EVENING NEWS_, included in Simpkin,
Marshall edition and Putnam’s edition of _THE BOWMEN_, 1915.
MUNITIONS OF WAR, written in 1915, probably for the London
_EVENING NEWS_, included in _THE GHOST BOOK_, Scribners, New
York, 1927. Also in _THE COSY ROOM_, London, 1936.
N, one of the more recent tales, written about 1935. Included
in _THE COSY ROOM_, Rich & Cowan, London, 1936. Also in
_TALES_, Knopf, 1948.
NATURE, a fragment written in 1897, included in _THE COSY
ROOM_, Rich & Cowan, London, 1936.
NEW CHRISTMAS CAROL, A, a Christmas story written in 1920.
Appears under this title in _THE COSY ROOM_, Rich & Cowan,
London, 1936. Appears also under the title _SCROOGE: 1920_, in
Starrett’s collection, _THE GLORIOUS MYSTERY_, Chicago, 1924.
NOVEL OF THE BLACK SEAL, an episode in _THE THREE IMPOSTERS_,
sometimes published separately as in Dorothy Sayer’s _OMNIBUS
OF CRIME_ (1929); _THE TRAVELERS LIBRARY_, Somerset Maugham’s
anthology, Doubleday, Doran, 1933, and Knopf’s _TALES_, 1948.
NOVEL OF THE WHITE POWDER, an episode in _THE THREE IMPOSTORS_,
sometimes published separately as in _TALES OF HORROR AND THE
SUPERNATURAL_, Knopf, 1948.
OPENING THE DOOR, a story, dated 1931, included in _THE COSY
ROOM_, Rich & Cowan, London, 1936. Also in _TRAVELLERS IN
TIME_, edited by Philip Van Doren Stern, Doubleday, 1947.
OUT OF THE EARTH, a story of the “Bowmen” period, included
in Starrett’s _THE SHINING PYRAMID_, Chicago, 1923. Also in
Knopf’s _THE SHINING PYRAMID_, 1925 and Knopf’s _TALES_, 1948.
OUT OF THE PICTURE, a tale included in _THE CHILDREN OF THE
POOL_, Hutchinson, 1936. Also included in August Derleth’s _THE
SLEEPING AND THE DEAD_, Pellegrini & Cudahy, Chicago, 1947.
PSYCHOLOGY, a fragment written in 1897, included in _THE COSY
ROOM_, Rich & Cowan, London, 1936.
RED HAND, THE, first appeared in _CHAPMAN’S MAGAZINE_ as _THE
TELLING OF MYSTERY_, London, 1895. Included in _THE HOUSE OF
SOULS_, Grant Richards, London, 1906. Also in Knopf’s _THE
HOUSE OF SOULS_, 1922 and 1928.
RESURRECTIO MORTUORUM, a source of _A FRAGMENT OF LIFE_. First
published in a “forgotten paper” in London, 1890.
ROSE GARDEN, THE, first appearance in the _NEOLITH_, London,
1918. Also included in Starrett’s _THE GLORIOUS MYSTERY_,
Chicago, 1924. Knopf’s _ORNAMENTS IN JADE_, New York, 1924.
Published in a limited edition by Nathan Van Patten, Stanford
University. Also included in Gawsworth’s _STRANGE ASSEMBLY_,
London, 1932. Included in _THE COSY ROOM_, Rich & Cowan,
London, 1936.
SCROOGE: 1920, a Christmas story included in Starrett’s _THE
GLORIOUS MYSTERY_, 1924. See also _A NEW CHRISTMAS CAROL_.
SECRET GLORY, THE, published by Secker, London, 1922; Knopf,
New York, 1922. Two chapters appeared in _THE GYPSY_, London,
1915. Other chapters and a number of essays (In Convertendo,
The Martyr, The Hidden Mystery) appeared also in _THE ACADEMY_,
London, 1906.
SHINING PYRAMID, THE, a story first published in _THE UNKNOWN
WORLD_, London, 1895. Also in Starrett’s 1923 collection, in
Secker’s 1925 edition and Knopf’s 1925 collection of that
title. Appeared also in _GREAT WEIRD STORIES_, by Neale,
Duffield, 1929. Included in Knopf’s _TALES_, 1948.
SOLDIER’S REST, THE, one of the “legends of the War,” written
in 1915 for the London _EVENING NEWS_, included in London and
New York editions of _THE BOWMEN_, 1915.
TELLING OF A MYSTERY, THE, original title of _THE RED HAND_.
Appears under that title in _CHAPMAN’S MAGAZINE_, London, 1895.
TERROR, THE, novel first published serially in the London
_EVENING NEWS_ in 1917. Published by Duckworth, London, 1917,
and McBride in New York, 1917. Appeared in abbreviated form
in the _CENTURY MAGAZINE_. Also included in the _CAERLEON
EDITION_, London, 1923. In Viking’s _SIX NOVELS OF THE
SUPERNATURAL_, New York, 1946. Also included in Knopf’s
_TALES_, 1948.
THREE IMPOSTORS, THE, published by John Lane, Volume XIX of the
Keystone Series, London, 1895; Roberts Brothers, Boston, 1895.
Included in The New Adelphi Library, Vol. 15, Secker, London.
Also by Alfred Knopf, 1922. Pocket Edition, 1928. Caerleon
Edition, 1923.
TORTURE, a fragment written in 1897, included in _THE COSY
ROOM_, Rich & Cowan, London, 1936.
TRANSMUTATIONS, THE, subtitle of _THE THREE IMPOSTORS_.
TREE OF LIFE, THE, a story included in _THE CHILDREN OF THE
POOL_, Hutchinson, London, 1936.
TURANIANS, THE, a fragment written in 1897, included in _THE
COSY ROOM_, Rich & Cowan, London, 1936.
UNDERGROUND ADVENTURE, AN, an early tale, appeared in _THE
WHIRLWIND_, London, 1890.
WHITE PEOPLE, THE, one of the early tales, first published in
_HORLICK’S MAGAZINE_, London, 1899. Included in _THE HOUSE OF
SOULS_, Richards, 1906. Knopf’s _THE HOUSE OF SOULS_, 1922 and
1928. Also in _THE HAUNTED OMNIBUS_, edited by Alexander Laing,
1937 and the _TALES_, Knopf, 1948. Caerleon Edition, 1923.
WITCHCRAFT, a fragment, written in 1897, included in _THE COSY
ROOM_, Rich & Cowan, 1936.
WONDERFUL WOMAN, A, one of the earliest tales, written for _THE
WHIRLWIND_, London, 1890, included in Starrett’s _THE SHINING
PYRAMID_, Chicago, 1923. Also in _THE COSY ROOM_, Rich & Cowan,
London, 1936.
_TRANSLATIONS_:
The translations made by Arthur Machen must certainly be listed among
his major works, although they are not the most important. All of them
are from the French, all of them were made early in his career as a
writer (and some of them under unusual circumstances). Of these, the
most important is his translation of the Memoirs of the redoubtable
Casanova. The listing that follows is not complete, I am quite sure that
_Heptameron_ and the _Memoirs_, at least, have appeared in many editions
of which I have not heard and which may not be credited to Machen.
CASANOVA, MEMOIRS OF, translation made by Machen as part of
his “duties” while working for a London bookseller. Privately
published in London, 1894. Also published by L. C. Page,
Boston, 1903; Knopf, New York, 1929.
CASANOVA’S ESCAPE FROM THE LEADS, published in London in 1925
and by Knopf, New York, 1925.
FANTASTIC TALES, Machen’s translation of Beroalde de Verville’s
“Le Moyen de Parvenir.” Privately printed at “Carbonnek” (James
Wade, London), 1890.
FORTUNATE LOVERS, THE, described by Machen as a “drawing room
edition” of the _HEPTAMERON_. Published by Redway, London, 1887.
HEPTAMERON, THE, translation of the memoirs of Marguerite,
Queen of Navarre. Privately printed by the Dryden Press, 1886.
Issued by Knopf, New York, 1924. There are other editions.
WAY TO ATTAIN, THE, a portion of Beroalde de Verville’s “Le
Moyen de Parvenir” or _FANTASTIC TALES_, published in 1889 by
Dryden Press.
REMARKS UPON HERMODACTYLUS, translated by Machen from the
French of Lady Hester Stanhope. Published in 1933.
_MISCELLANEOUS_:
The man of letters, the practicing man of letters that is, finds himself
doing all sorts of things in the practice of his trade. Machen was
a working man of letters for most of his eighty-odd years. He wrote
articles and “leaders” and “turn-overs” and “fills” and many another
journalistic oddity. He composed calendars and catalogues in his time
and, I daresay, book reviews. To attempt to collect or to list all of
this material would be to display the Machen-mania in its most advanced
stages.
This classification seems to me a proper one in which to include, for
example, Machen’s first published work, the elusive _Eleusinia_, the
classic _Hieroglyphics_, the autobiographical books and the collections
of his works, certain prefaces and introductions and one or two of the
better known catalogues and “fugitive pieces,” to use a rather pedantic
term. I am being, I suppose, rather arbitrary here too, but I do not
consider that every “fugitive piece” is worthy of the chase.
ANATOMY OF TOBACCO, THE, by Leolinus Siluriensis, published by
George Redway, London, 1884 and Knopf, New York, 1925.
CADBY HALL, important mostly as a curiosity, an advertising
booklet written for a London Confectioner.
COLLECTOR’S CRAFT, THE, written as a supplement for a catalogue
of rare books issued by First Edition Bookshop, London, 1923.
Afterwards reprinted in limited edition as a booklet. Appeared
also in _PUBLISHERS WEEKLY_, New York, October, 1923.
CONFESSIONS OF A LITERARY MAN, articles appeared serially in
the London _EVENING NEWS_, March to June, 1915. Published by
Secker, 1922 and Knopf, 1922, as _FAR OFF THINGS_.
DOG AND DUCK, title of a collection of essays and sketches,
originally written for the _LYONS MAIL_ and published in 1924
by Cape of London and Knopf of New York. Contents listed
separately under “Essays.”
DR. STIGGINS, a book subtitled: His Views and Principles.
Published by Griffiths, London, 1906 and Knopf, 1925.
DREADS AND DROLLS, title of a collection of essays originally
written for the London _GRAPHIC_. Published in London by
Secker, 1926 and in New York by Knopf, 1927.
ELEUSINIA: By a Former Member of H.C.S. This is Machen’s first
published work, a 16-page poem written when he was seventeen,
published at Hereford in 1881. Only one copy known to exist.
FAR OFF THINGS, one of Machen’s three autobiographical books.
Published serially as “Confessions of a Literary Man.” Secker
of London issued large paper and ordinary editions in 1922.
Later reprinted by Secker in New Adelphi Library, Vol. 2. Also
published by Knopf in 1922.
GLORIOUS MYSTERY, THE, a collection, published in Chicago in
1924 by Covici-McGee. Contained material from old newspapers,
periodicals and manuscripts. Authorized, according to Vincent
Starrett by Machen.
GRAND TROUVAILLE, THE, subtitled: A Legend of Pentonville.
3-page introduction to a catalogue of rare books issued by the
First Edition Bookshop of London, 1923. Subsequently issued as
a pamphlet in a limited edition.
HIEROGLYPHICS, a book, subtitled: A Note On Ecstacy in
Literature. First published by Grant Richards in London, 1902.
Re-issued by Secker in 1910. Published in New York by Knopf,
1923. Later included in The New Adelphi Library, Vol. 19,
Secker, London.
HOUSE OF SOULS, THE, a collection of Machen’s best-known tales.
First Published by Grant Richards in 1906, issued also by Dana
Estes. Published in New York by Knopf, 1922, Pocket Edition by
Knopf, 1928. London and New York collection differ in contents.
LONDON ADVENTURE, THE, Machen’s autobiographical account
following the pattern set by _FAR OFF THINGS_ and _THINGS NEAR
AND FAR_. First published by Secker in London, 1924, Knopf of
New York, 1924.
NOTES AND QUERIES, a collection published by Spurr & Swift,
1926.
ORNAMENTS IN JADE, title of a collection of Machen’s essays and
stories published in New York in a limited edition by Knopf,
1924.
PRECIOUS BALMS, a collection of criticisms of the work of
Arthur Machen, collected by Machen and published in London in a
limited edition in 1924.
PREFACES, written especially for the Knopf editions in the
early 1920s. Most of them are rather autobiographical, all of
them are authentic “firsts”. The Knopf books containing these
prefaces are: The Three Impostors, The House of Souls, The Hill
of Dreams, Dr. Stiggins, The Anatomy of Tobacco and possibly
one or two others. The Introduction to _THE SHINING PYRAMID_,
which refers to the Starrett collection of the same name, was
presumably written for the London Edition, published in London
by Secker, 1925.
PREFACES: Machen wrote a number of introductions, prefaces
and forewords for various books, translations, etc. The
professional collector and bibliographer would be inclined, no
doubt, to treat these in a different manner. For our purpose we
find it sufficient to list them as follows under this heading:
GHOST SHIP, THE, by Richard Middleton, London, 1912.
PAGEANT OF ENGLISH LANDSCAPE, G. A. Dewar, London, 1924.
AFTERGLOW: PASTELS OF GREECE EGYPT, M. S. Buck, London,
1924.
ONE HUNDRED MERRIE AND DELIGHTFUL TALES, translated by R.
B. Douglas, Carbonnek, 1924.
HALT IN THE GARDEN, THE, by Robert Hillyer, London, 1925.
PHYSIOLOGY OF TASTE, THE, by Brillat-Savarin, London, 1925.
DRAGON OF THE ALCHEMISTS, THE, by Frederic Carter, London,
1926.
MAINLY PLAYERS: BENSONIAN MEMORIES, by Lady Benson, London,
1926.
HUMPHRY CLINKER, by Tobias Smollett, Modern Library, New
York, 1929.
CASANOVA LOVED HER, by Bruno Brunelli, London, 1929.
OUR FATHER SAN DANIEL, by Gabriel Miro, London, 1930.
WAY TO SUCCEED, translation of Beroalde de Verville’s _Le
Moyen Parvenir_ by Oliver Stonor, London, 1930.
ABOVE THE RIVER, by John Gawsworth, London, 1931.
WITCHES AND WARLOCKS, by Philip Seargeant, London, 1936.
PRIEST AND THE BARBER, THE, introductory matter to a pamphlet
written for a bookseller (George Redway) of occult literature.
Published 1887. Published in Starrett’s _THE SHINING PYRAMID_,
Chicago, 1923. The pamphlet is also known as Don Quijote De La
Mancha.
SHINING PYRAMID, THE, a collection of stories and essays
compiled and published by (A) Vincent Starrett and published by
Covici-McGee, Chicago, 1923. (B) by Arthur Machen, differing in
content, published by Secker in London, 1925 and (C) the same,
published by Knopf in New York, 1925.
SPAGYRIC QUEST OF BEROALDUS COSMOPOLITA, THE, this is an
introduction to a catalogue of books on alchemy and magic,
published by Wyman & Sons, London, in 1888. Included in
Starrett’s _THE SHINING PYRAMID_, Chicago, 1923.
TALES OF HORROR AND THE SUPERNATURAL, a collection of the best
known of Machen’s tales, published in 1948 by Knopf. Edited and
with an Introduction by Philip Van Doren Stern. Also contains
Robert Hillyer’s article on Machen.
THESAURUS INCANTATUS, title of a pamphlet, issued in 1888,
catalogue of books sold by a London firm. Also known as the
“Spagyric Quest” see above.
THINGS NEAR AND FAR, title of one of Machen’s three
autobiographical books. Published in London by Secker, 1923,
also in The New Adelphi Library, Vol. 8; in New York by Knopf,
1923.
TOM O’BEDLAM AND HIS SONG, written for “an American gentleman”
and published by the Appelicon Press in Westport, Conn., 1930.
WAR AND THE CHRISTIAN FAITH, first appeared as articles in the
London _EVENING NEWS_, published by Skeffington in London, 1918.