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- The Hill of
Dreams
- by Arthur Machen
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- In Far Off Things
(1922), Arthur Machen asked whether it was possible
'. . . to invent a story which would recreate those vague impressions of
wonder and awe and mystery that I myself had received from the form and
shape of the land of my boyhood and youth . . . Could one describe hills
and valleys, woods and rivers, sunrise and sunset, buried temples and
mouldering Roman walls so that a story could be suggested to the reader?
Not, of course, a story of material incidents, not a story with a plot
in the ordinary sense of the term, but an interior tale of the soul and
its emotions; could such a tale be suggested in the way I have
indicated?'
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- However, the book had already been written.
The Hill of Dreams had been published in 1907, and
has been lauded by writers as diverse as H.P. Lovecraft and Henry
Miller.
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- This edition of The Hill of Dreams contains all three of the
original illustrations intended for the book by acclaimed fantasy artist
Sidney Sime. It also contains introductions by Mark Valentine, Lord
Dunsany, and Machen himself.
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- Front cover illustration detail of untitled drawing
by Sidney Sime.
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- Second Tartarus printing. Format: Hardback. ISBN:
978-1872621319.
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- Price: £30/$50 (inc. p&p worldwide)
- Reviews:
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- "Any new edition of Machen's finest
creation is cause for celebration, but when the production is as
sumptuous as this, with marbled endpapers, burgundy boards, silk
ribbon and cream coloured paper, then it's a doubly welcome
addition to the Machen shelf. Ninety one years after the debut
of The Hill of
Dreams it's delightful to have all three of
Sidney Sime's illustrations . . ." - Roger Dobson, Avallaunius
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- "Charming, even old fashioned...” -
Hellnotes
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- "Released by Tartarus Press in time for its
centenary next year, this, the most accomplished novel of the
field's greatest dreamer, looks as exotic as its story reads. "
William Simmons, Infinityplus
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- Five titles by Arthur Machen in print from the
Tartarus Press (from top left): The Secret of the Sangraal & Other
Writings, Dreads and
Drolls,
Ritual and Other Stories, The Hill
of Dreams,
and Tales of Horror and the
Supernatural.
Page updated 5th September 2009
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