Machen's weird tales of the creepy and fantastic finally come to Penguin Classics.
With an introduction from S.T. Joshi,editor of American Supernatural Tales,The White People and Other Weird Stories is the perfect introduction to the father of weird fiction.
The title story "The White People" is an exercise in the bizarre leaving the reader disoriented and on edge. From the first page,Machen turns even fundamental truths upside-down,as his character Ambrose explains,"there have been those who have sounded the very depths of sin,who all their lives have never done an'ill deed'" setting the stage for a tale entirely without logic.
Publisher: Penguin Books LtdISBN: 9780143105596Number of pages: 416Weight: 309 gDimensions: 197 x 130 x 18 mm
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'As a selection of'weird'short stories,The White People is a fine example of the precursor to what has become a popular subgenre of fantasy fiction'-Times Literary Supplement
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