The Great Return (Classic Reprint)

Arthur Machen

ISBN 10: 1330680936 / ISBN 13: 9781330680933

Published by Forgotten Books, 2015

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Zustand: Sehr gut | Sprache: Englisch | Produktart: Bücher | Keine Beschreibung verfügbar.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Great Return (Classic Reprint)
• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1330680936
• ISBN 13: 9781330680933
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Sehr gut
• Seller catalogs:
  • Bücher

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Synopsis

A haunting tale of a Welsh town where old legends stir to life and ordinary life is touched by the extraordinary.
In The Great Return, a quiet community becomes a stage for ancient myths and uncanny events. The narrative follows a growing sense that vanished rites, sacred objects, and miraculous sounds may return, reshaping how people see the world. It blends local lore with a careful, observational voice to build a mood of wonder and doubt.

As the story unfolds, readers are drawn into a sequence of strange reports, whispered histories, and the idea that reality might hold more than meets the eye. The tension between everyday life and a possible visitation from the past creates a quiet, unsettling atmosphere that is at once intimate and expansive.

- A narrator’s steady, reflective voice that grounds surreal events in ordinary detail
- Encounters with bells, altars, cups, and reviving hymns that evoke ancient rites
- A mood that blends folklore, mystery, and moral curiosity rather than sheer fright
- Scenes that explore perception, memory, and the line between imagination and reality

Ideal for readers who enjoy atmospheric myths, folklore-inspired fiction, and stories where the past presses into the present with a quiet, inexorable force.

About the Author

Arthur Machen (1863 1947) was born Arthur Llewellyn Jones in Caerleon in Wales. Moving to London, but living an impoverished existence, Machen eventually found success with his horror novella 'The Great God Pan', and soon after 'The Three Impostors'. Machen firmly established himself as a master storyteller of decadent supernatural horror, publishing several occult and weird tales with memorable plots and a real skill for the esoteric, creating dark and suspenseful atmospheres.