{"product_id":"machen-n","title":"Arthur Machen: N","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFor a moment, my heart stood still, and I gasped for breath. Before me, in place of the familiar structures, there was disclosed a panorama of unearthly, of astounding beauty. In deep dells, bowered by overhanging trees, there bloomed flowers such as only dreams can show; such deep purples that yet seemed to glow like precious stones with a hidden but ever-present radiance, roses whose hues outshone any that are to be seen in our gardens, tall lilies alive with light, and blossoms that were as beaten gold.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWritten in December 1935, when Arthur Machen was in his early 70s, \u003cem\u003eN\u003c\/em\u003e reveals itself as one of the finest of his pieces: a strange, mystical tale about a possible hidden paradise in the London suburb of Stoke Newington.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eArthur Machen (1863–1947) was a Welsh author best known for his works of supernatural fiction, such as \u003cem\u003eThe Great God Pan\u003c\/em\u003e (1894), \u003cem\u003eThe Three Impostors\u003c\/em\u003e (1895), and \u003cem\u003eThe White People\u003c\/em\u003e (1904). He is widely considered to be one of the greatest writers of horror fiction in the English language. [publishers’ note]\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Snuggly Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57358161838420,"sku":"A8B-35292","price":12.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1072\/9609\/6596\/files\/machen-N.jpg?v=1790814247","url":"https:\/\/after8books.com\/products\/machen-n","provider":"After 8 Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}