Arthur Machen

“ Introduction ARTHUR MACHEN, I am happy to say, still lives; wherefore, it is an impertinence for any lesser artist to introduce a collection of his writings. As I sit down to the task, it occurs to me that my predicament is much as would be that of, say, M. Maurice Leblanc, at "Arsene Lupin" celebrity, were he to attempt the introduction of a garner of tales: by Anatole France however well he might perform his labor of live, it would have the appearance of insolence. ”

“ I believe that only four copies of the catalogue are known to be in existence, and four also of the pamphlet. "The Shining Pyramid" is from an old and long-dead journal, as are most of the other tales and sketches, although the journal in each case is not the same. ”