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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:
9781872621937.
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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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