Part 15

POE, EDGAR ALLEN, an essay, first published (?), included in Starrett’s _THE GLORIOUS MYSTERY_, Chicago, 1924.

POLITE CORRESPONDENCE, an essay written for the _GRAPHIC_, included in _DREADS AND DROLLS_, Secker, 1926 and Knopf, 1927.

POOR VICTORIANS, THE, an essay written for the _LYONS MAIL_, included in _DOG AND DUCK_, Cape, 1924 and Knopf, 1924.

POWER OF JARGON, THE, an essay first published in the _GRAPHIC_, included in _DREADS AND DROLLS_, Secker, 1926 and Knopf, 1927.

REALISM AND SYMBOL, an essay first published (?) in Starrett’s _THE SHINING PYRAMID_, Chicago, 1923.

ROAST GOOSE, an essay first published in the _LYONS MAIL_, also included in _DOG AND DUCK_, Cape, 1924 and Knopf, 1924.

SAD HAPPY RACE, an essay, reminiscent of Machen’s days on the stage, first published (?), included in Starrett’s _THE SHINING PYRAMID_, Chicago, 1923.

SANCHO PANZA AT GENEVA, an essay, first published (?), included in Starrett’s _THE GLORIOUS MYSTERY_, Chicago, 1924.

SANGRAAL, THE, the title of at least two essays on the Grail, one of them a reply to Alfred Nutt’s “Reply to Arthur Machen,” included in Starrett’s _GLORIOUS MYSTERY_, Chicago, 1924, also in Knopf’s _THE SHINING PYRAMID_, 1925.

SECRET LANGUAGE, A, an essay, part of the book that became _THE SECRET GLORY_, published in whole or part in _THE ACADEMY_ (1907?) London, included in Starrett’s _THE GLORIOUS MYSTERY_, Chicago, 1924.

SECRET OF THE SANGRAAL, THE, an essay written in 1907, possibly first published by A. E. Waite, included in Knopf’s _THE SHINING PYRAMID_, New York, 1925.

SEVEN-B, CONEY COURT, an essay written for the _GRAPHIC_, included in _DREADS AND DROLLS_, Secker, 1926 and Knopf, 1927.

SIR BENJAMIN, THE BARON, an essay written for the _GRAPHIC_, included in _DREADS AND DROLLS_, Secker, 1926 and Knopf, 1927.

SIR WALTER SCOTT, an essay contributed to W. J. Turner’s collection, _GREAT NAMES_, New York, 1926.

SIX DOZEN OF PORT, an essay written for the _LYONS MAIL_, included in _DOG AND DUCK_, Cape, 1924 and Knopf, 1924.

SOME FEBRUARY STARS, an essay written for the _LYONS MAIL_, included in _DOG AND DUCK_, Cape, 1924 and Knopf, 1924.

SPLENDID HOLIDAY, THE, an essay, first published (?), included in Starrett’s _THE SHINING PYRAMID_, Chicago, 1923.

SPLENDOUR, an essay written for the _LYONS MAIL_, included in _DOG AND DUCK_, Cape, 1924; Knopf, 1924.

ST. GEORGE AND THE DRAGON, an essay written for the _LYONS MAIL_, included in _DOG AND DUCK_, 1924.

STRANGE CASE OF EMILY WESTON, THE, an essay written for the _GRAPHIC_, included in _DREADS AND DROLLS_, Secker, 1926; Knopf, 1927.

STRANGE ROADS, an essay published by The Classic Press, London, 1923. Limited Edition, sketches by J. Simpson, R.B.A.

STUFF AND SCIENCE, an essay written for the _LYONS MAIL_, included in _DOG AND DUCK_, Cape, 1924; Knopf, 1924.

TALK FOR TWELFTH NIGHT, A, an essay written for the _LYONS MAIL_, included in _DOG AND DUCK_, Cape and Knopf, 1924.

THOROUGH CHANGE, A, an essay written for the _LYONS MAIL_, included in _DOG AND DUCK_, Cape and Knopf, 1924.

THOUSAND AND ONE NIGHTS, THE, an essay, first publication (?) in _THE REVIEWER_, Richmond, Virginia, 1924.

TREASURE OF THE HUMBLE, an essay, first publication (?), in _THE REVIEWER_, Richmond, Virginia, 1924.

UNCONSCIOUS MAGIC, an essay, first publication (?) included in _AMONG MY BOOKS_, by H. O. Traill, London, 1898. Also in Starrett’s _THE SHINING PYRAMID_, Chicago, 1923.

VICE OF COLLECTING, THE, an essay written for the _LYONS MAIL_, included in _DOG AND DUCK_, Cape and Knopf, 1924.

VISION IN THE ABBEY, an essay included in _CENOTAPH_, edited by Moult, published in London by Cape, 1923.

WHERE ARE THE FOGS OF YESTERYEAR? an essay, written for the _LYONS MAIL_ and included in _DOG AND DUCK_, Cape and Knopf, 1924.

WHY NEW YEAR? an essay written for the _LYONS MAIL_, included also in _DOG AND DUCK_, Cape and Knopf, 1924.

WITH THE GODS IN SPRING, an essay, rather an autobiographical sketch, published along with _STRANGE ROADS_ by The Classics Press, London, 1923.

WORLD TO COME, THE, an essay, first published (?), included in Vincent Starrett’s _THE GLORIOUS MYSTERY_, Chicago, 1924.

_THE TALES_:

The Tales of Arthur Machen including, of course, the novels, in whole and in part, are listed alphabetically below. Their appearance in various papers, journals, editions, collections and anthologies is presented as accurately as possible, in chronological order. It must be admitted that there are some matters on which even the experts differ, and some on which Machen himself differs with the experts. In such cases we have assumed an almost arbitrary attitude.

ANGELS OF MONS, THE, the tale known also as _THE BOWMEN_, title used in the Simpkin, Marshall, (London) 1915 edition; also the Putnam, New York, 1915 edition.

AWAKENING: A CHILDREN’S STORY, a tale in the manner of 1915 but written in 1930. Published in _THE COSY ROOM_, Rich & Cowan, London, 1936.

BOWMEN, THE, the story of the Angels of Mons, first appeared in the London _ILLUSTRATED NEWS_, Sept. 29, 1914. Published by Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co., London, 1915; Putnam, New York, 1915; also included in the _NORTH AMERICAN REVIEW_ (?); in the collection _PAUSE TO WONDER_, Random House, N. Y., 1945, and _TALES OF HORROR AND THE SUPERNATURAL_, Knopf, 1948.

BRIGHT BOY, THE, a comparatively recent tale, included in _CHILDREN OF THE POOL_, Hutchinson, London, 1936; also _TALES OF HORROR AND THE SUPERNATURAL_, Knopf, 1948.

CANNING WONDER, THE, book-length treatment of the case of Elizabeth Canning. Published first by Chatto & Windus, London, 1925; Knopf, 1926.

CAPITAL LEVY, THE, a tale of the period of World War I, first published in Vincent Starrett’s _THE SHINING PYRAMID_, Chicago, 1923.

CEREMONY, THE, fragment of one of the novels, written in 1897, published in _THE COSY ROOM_, Rich & Cowan, London, 1936.

CHANGE, one of the more recent tales, included in _CHILDREN OF THE POOL_, Hutchinson, London, 1936. Also included in _TERROR BY NIGHT_, Avon Publishing Co., 1947.

CHILDREN OF THE POOL, title story of collection published by Hutchinson, London, 1936. Also appears in _TALES_, Knopf, 1948.

CHRONICLE OF CLEMENDY, THE, The History of the IX Joyous Journeys; first privately printed in 1888, included in Secker’s New Adelphi Library, Vol. 28; published by Knopf in 1926.

COMPLIMENTS OF THE SEASON, a Christmas story included in Rich & Cowan’s collection, _THE COSY ROOM_, 1936.

COSY ROOM, THE, title story of Rich & Cowan’s collection, 1936. This story is dated 1929. Also appeared in a collection of “suspense” stories edited by Will Cuppy.

DAZZLING LIGHT, THE, one of the legends of the war written for the London _EVENING NEWS_, also in the 1915 edition of _THE BOWMEN_.

DOUBLE RETURN, A, one of the earliest tales, appeared first in the _ST. JAMES GAZETTE_, London, 1890; included in _THE COSY ROOM_, Rich & Cowan, 1936.

DRAKE’S DRUM, one of the legends of the War, written in 1919, first appeared in _THE OUTLOOK_, London, 1919. Included in Starrett’s _THE SHINING PYRAMID_, Chicago, 1923 and _THE COSY ROOM_, Rich & Cowan, London, 1936.

EXALTED OMEGA, THE, published in Hutchinson’s 1936 collection, _CHILDREN OF THE POOL_, also included in August Derleth’s anthology, _WHO KNOCKS_, Farrar & Rhinehart, New York, 1947.

FRAGMENT OF LIFE, A, first called _RESURRECTIO MORTUORUM_ and published in a London newspaper in the 1890’s. Re-written and published in _HORLICK’S MAGAZINE_ in 1904; included in _THE HOUSE OF SOULS_, Grant Richards, London, 1906, and in _THE HOUSE OF SOULS_ by Knopf, New York, 1922. F. B. Millett, _CONTEMPORARY BRITISH LITERATURE_, (N.Y. 1935) mentions this title with date 1928.

GARDEN OF AVALLAUNIUS, THE, original title of _THE HILL OF DREAMS_. First published under this title in _HORLICK’S MAGAZINE_, London, 1904, issued by Grant Richards in 1907. May have appeared in a French publication sometime between 1902 and 1907.

GIFT OF TONGUES, THE, a recent title (1927) included in _STRANGE ASSEMBLY_, edited by Gawsworth, London, 1932. Rich & Cowan’s _THE COSY ROOM_, London, 1936.

GREAT GOD PAN, THE, possibly the most famous of the tales, first published in _WHIRLWIND_, London, 1890. Appeared in John Lane’s _KEYSTONE SERIES_ as Volume V, London, 1894. A second edition in 1895, translated into the French in 1901. Included in _THE HOUSE OF SOULS_, Richards, 1906 and reprinted by Richards in 1910. Published by Simpkin, Marshall of London in 1916. Included in _THE HOUSE OF SOULS_, Knopf, 1922. Included in the _CAERLEON EDITION_, Secker, 1923. Included in The New Adelphi Library, Vol. 24, Secker; also appears in _GREAT TALES OF THE SUPERNATURAL_, Random House, 1941 and _TALES_, Knopf, 1948. Roberts Brothers of Boston also published it in 1894.

GREAT RETURN, THE, written in 1915 and first appeared as a serial in the London _EVENING NEWS_. Published by The Faith Press, London, 1915. Included in the _CAERLEON EDITION_, Secker, 1923. Also in _TALES_, Knopf, 1948.

GREEN ROUND, THE, a novel published by Benn, London, 1933. Has been announced for publication by August Derleth’s _ARKHAM HOUSE_ for 1950.

HAPPY CHILDREN, THE, a tale of the War period, included in _THE SHINING PYRAMID_, Knopf, 1925. Also in the _TALES_, Knopf, 1948.

HILL OF DREAMS, THE, best known novel of Arthur Machen. See also _THE GARDEN OF AVALLAUNIUS_. Published by Grant Richards in London, 1907. Issued by Secker, 1916, reprinted 1922, 1924. Included in The New Adelphi Library, Vol. 32, by Secker, Dana Estes, 19-? Also by Knopf, New York, 1922.

HOLY TERRORS, THE, Machen’s last book, published in England, 1946.

HOLY THINGS, THE, an early tale, written in 1897, included in Starrett’s _THE GLORIOUS MYSTERY_, Chicago, 1924, also in Rich & Cowan’s _THE COSY ROOM_, 1936.

INMOST LIGHT, THE, first appeared with _THE GREAT GOD PAN_ in the Keynote edition, 1894. Included in _THE HOUSE OF SOULS_, Richards, London, 1906. Knopf’s _THE HOUSE OF SOULS_, 1922, Knopf’s _TALES_, 1948.

IRON MAID, THE, an early tale, first appeared in the _ST. JAMES GAZETTE_, 1890, published with _THE THREE IMPOSTORS_ in Keynote Series, Volume XIX, London, 1895. Included in Starrett’s _THE GLORIOUS MYSTERY_, Chicago, 1924.

LOST CLUB, THE, a tale in the Stevensonian manner, first appeared in _THE WHIRLWIND_, 1890. Included also in Starrett’s _THE SHINING PYRAMID_, Chicago, 1923 and _THE COSY ROOM_, Rich & Cowan, London, 1936.

MARTYR, THE, a fragment of _THE SECRET GLORY_, first appeared in _THE ACADEMY_, London (1907?). Included in Starrett’s _THE SHINING PYRAMID_, Chicago, 1923.

MIDSUMMER, a fragment of one of the Great Romances, written in 1897, included in _THE COSY ROOM_, Rich & Cowan, London, 1936.

MONSTRANCE, THE, another of the legends of the War, probably written for the London _EVENING NEWS_, included in Simpkin, Marshall edition and Putnam’s edition of _THE BOWMEN_, 1915.

MUNITIONS OF WAR, written in 1915, probably for the London _EVENING NEWS_, included in _THE GHOST BOOK_, Scribners, New York, 1927. Also in _THE COSY ROOM_, London, 1936.

N, one of the more recent tales, written about 1935. Included in _THE COSY ROOM_, Rich & Cowan, London, 1936. Also in _TALES_, Knopf, 1948.

NATURE, a fragment written in 1897, included in _THE COSY ROOM_, Rich & Cowan, London, 1936.

NEW CHRISTMAS CAROL, A, a Christmas story written in 1920. Appears under this title in _THE COSY ROOM_, Rich & Cowan, London, 1936. Appears also under the title _SCROOGE: 1920_, in Starrett’s collection, _THE GLORIOUS MYSTERY_, Chicago, 1924.

NOVEL OF THE BLACK SEAL, an episode in _THE THREE IMPOSTERS_, sometimes published separately as in Dorothy Sayer’s _OMNIBUS OF CRIME_ (1929); _THE TRAVELERS LIBRARY_, Somerset Maugham’s anthology, Doubleday, Doran, 1933, and Knopf’s _TALES_, 1948.

NOVEL OF THE WHITE POWDER, an episode in _THE THREE IMPOSTORS_, sometimes published separately as in _TALES OF HORROR AND THE SUPERNATURAL_, Knopf, 1948.

OPENING THE DOOR, a story, dated 1931, included in _THE COSY ROOM_, Rich & Cowan, London, 1936. Also in _TRAVELLERS IN TIME_, edited by Philip Van Doren Stern, Doubleday, 1947.

OUT OF THE EARTH, a story of the “Bowmen” period, included in Starrett’s _THE SHINING PYRAMID_, Chicago, 1923. Also in Knopf’s _THE SHINING PYRAMID_, 1925 and Knopf’s _TALES_, 1948.

OUT OF THE PICTURE, a tale included in _THE CHILDREN OF THE POOL_, Hutchinson, 1936. Also included in August Derleth’s _THE SLEEPING AND THE DEAD_, Pellegrini & Cudahy, Chicago, 1947.

PSYCHOLOGY, a fragment written in 1897, included in _THE COSY ROOM_, Rich & Cowan, London, 1936.

RED HAND, THE, first appeared in _CHAPMAN’S MAGAZINE_ as _THE TELLING OF MYSTERY_, London, 1895. Included in _THE HOUSE OF SOULS_, Grant Richards, London, 1906. Also in Knopf’s _THE HOUSE OF SOULS_, 1922 and 1928.

RESURRECTIO MORTUORUM, a source of _A FRAGMENT OF LIFE_. First published in a “forgotten paper” in London, 1890.

ROSE GARDEN, THE, first appearance in the _NEOLITH_, London, 1918. Also included in Starrett’s _THE GLORIOUS MYSTERY_, Chicago, 1924. Knopf’s _ORNAMENTS IN JADE_, New York, 1924. Published in a limited edition by Nathan Van Patten, Stanford University. Also included in Gawsworth’s _STRANGE ASSEMBLY_, London, 1932. Included in _THE COSY ROOM_, Rich & Cowan, London, 1936.

SCROOGE: 1920, a Christmas story included in Starrett’s _THE GLORIOUS MYSTERY_, 1924. See also _A NEW CHRISTMAS CAROL_.

SECRET GLORY, THE, published by Secker, London, 1922; Knopf, New York, 1922. Two chapters appeared in _THE GYPSY_, London, 1915. Other chapters and a number of essays (In Convertendo, The Martyr, The Hidden Mystery) appeared also in _THE ACADEMY_, London, 1906.

SHINING PYRAMID, THE, a story first published in _THE UNKNOWN WORLD_, London, 1895. Also in Starrett’s 1923 collection, in Secker’s 1925 edition and Knopf’s 1925 collection of that title. Appeared also in _GREAT WEIRD STORIES_, by Neale, Duffield, 1929. Included in Knopf’s _TALES_, 1948.

SOLDIER’S REST, THE, one of the “legends of the War,” written in 1915 for the London _EVENING NEWS_, included in London and New York editions of _THE BOWMEN_, 1915.

TELLING OF A MYSTERY, THE, original title of _THE RED HAND_. Appears under that title in _CHAPMAN’S MAGAZINE_, London, 1895.

TERROR, THE, novel first published serially in the London _EVENING NEWS_ in 1917. Published by Duckworth, London, 1917, and McBride in New York, 1917. Appeared in abbreviated form in the _CENTURY MAGAZINE_. Also included in the _CAERLEON EDITION_, London, 1923. In Viking’s _SIX NOVELS OF THE SUPERNATURAL_, New York, 1946. Also included in Knopf’s _TALES_, 1948.

THREE IMPOSTORS, THE, published by John Lane, Volume XIX of the Keystone Series, London, 1895; Roberts Brothers, Boston, 1895. Included in The New Adelphi Library, Vol. 15, Secker, London. Also by Alfred Knopf, 1922. Pocket Edition, 1928. Caerleon Edition, 1923.

TORTURE, a fragment written in 1897, included in _THE COSY ROOM_, Rich & Cowan, London, 1936.

TRANSMUTATIONS, THE, subtitle of _THE THREE IMPOSTORS_.

TREE OF LIFE, THE, a story included in _THE CHILDREN OF THE POOL_, Hutchinson, London, 1936.

TURANIANS, THE, a fragment written in 1897, included in _THE COSY ROOM_, Rich & Cowan, London, 1936.

UNDERGROUND ADVENTURE, AN, an early tale, appeared in _THE WHIRLWIND_, London, 1890.

WHITE PEOPLE, THE, one of the early tales, first published in _HORLICK’S MAGAZINE_, London, 1899. Included in _THE HOUSE OF SOULS_, Richards, 1906. Knopf’s _THE HOUSE OF SOULS_, 1922 and 1928. Also in _THE HAUNTED OMNIBUS_, edited by Alexander Laing, 1937 and the _TALES_, Knopf, 1948. Caerleon Edition, 1923.

WITCHCRAFT, a fragment, written in 1897, included in _THE COSY ROOM_, Rich & Cowan, 1936.

WONDERFUL WOMAN, A, one of the earliest tales, written for _THE WHIRLWIND_, London, 1890, included in Starrett’s _THE SHINING PYRAMID_, Chicago, 1923. Also in _THE COSY ROOM_, Rich & Cowan, London, 1936.

_TRANSLATIONS_:

The translations made by Arthur Machen must certainly be listed among his major works, although they are not the most important. All of them are from the French, all of them were made early in his career as a writer (and some of them under unusual circumstances). Of these, the most important is his translation of the Memoirs of the redoubtable Casanova. The listing that follows is not complete, I am quite sure that _Heptameron_ and the _Memoirs_, at least, have appeared in many editions of which I have not heard and which may not be credited to Machen.

CASANOVA, MEMOIRS OF, translation made by Machen as part of his “duties” while working for a London bookseller. Privately published in London, 1894. Also published by L. C. Page, Boston, 1903; Knopf, New York, 1929.

CASANOVA’S ESCAPE FROM THE LEADS, published in London in 1925 and by Knopf, New York, 1925.

FANTASTIC TALES, Machen’s translation of Beroalde de Verville’s “Le Moyen de Parvenir.” Privately printed at “Carbonnek” (James Wade, London), 1890.

FORTUNATE LOVERS, THE, described by Machen as a “drawing room edition” of the _HEPTAMERON_. Published by Redway, London, 1887.

HEPTAMERON, THE, translation of the memoirs of Marguerite, Queen of Navarre. Privately printed by the Dryden Press, 1886. Issued by Knopf, New York, 1924. There are other editions.

WAY TO ATTAIN, THE, a portion of Beroalde de Verville’s “Le Moyen de Parvenir” or _FANTASTIC TALES_, published in 1889 by Dryden Press.

REMARKS UPON HERMODACTYLUS, translated by Machen from the French of Lady Hester Stanhope. Published in 1933.

_MISCELLANEOUS_:

The man of letters, the practicing man of letters that is, finds himself doing all sorts of things in the practice of his trade. Machen was a working man of letters for most of his eighty-odd years. He wrote articles and “leaders” and “turn-overs” and “fills” and many another journalistic oddity. He composed calendars and catalogues in his time and, I daresay, book reviews. To attempt to collect or to list all of this material would be to display the Machen-mania in its most advanced stages.

This classification seems to me a proper one in which to include, for example, Machen’s first published work, the elusive _Eleusinia_, the classic _Hieroglyphics_, the autobiographical books and the collections of his works, certain prefaces and introductions and one or two of the better known catalogues and “fugitive pieces,” to use a rather pedantic term. I am being, I suppose, rather arbitrary here too, but I do not consider that every “fugitive piece” is worthy of the chase.

ANATOMY OF TOBACCO, THE, by Leolinus Siluriensis, published by George Redway, London, 1884 and Knopf, New York, 1925.

CADBY HALL, important mostly as a curiosity, an advertising booklet written for a London Confectioner.

COLLECTOR’S CRAFT, THE, written as a supplement for a catalogue of rare books issued by First Edition Bookshop, London, 1923. Afterwards reprinted in limited edition as a booklet. Appeared also in _PUBLISHERS WEEKLY_, New York, October, 1923.

CONFESSIONS OF A LITERARY MAN, articles appeared serially in the London _EVENING NEWS_, March to June, 1915. Published by Secker, 1922 and Knopf, 1922, as _FAR OFF THINGS_.

DOG AND DUCK, title of a collection of essays and sketches, originally written for the _LYONS MAIL_ and published in 1924 by Cape of London and Knopf of New York. Contents listed separately under “Essays.”

DR. STIGGINS, a book subtitled: His Views and Principles. Published by Griffiths, London, 1906 and Knopf, 1925.

DREADS AND DROLLS, title of a collection of essays originally written for the London _GRAPHIC_. Published in London by Secker, 1926 and in New York by Knopf, 1927.

ELEUSINIA: By a Former Member of H.C.S. This is Machen’s first published work, a 16-page poem written when he was seventeen, published at Hereford in 1881. Only one copy known to exist.

FAR OFF THINGS, one of Machen’s three autobiographical books. Published serially as “Confessions of a Literary Man.” Secker of London issued large paper and ordinary editions in 1922. Later reprinted by Secker in New Adelphi Library, Vol. 2. Also published by Knopf in 1922.

GLORIOUS MYSTERY, THE, a collection, published in Chicago in 1924 by Covici-McGee. Contained material from old newspapers, periodicals and manuscripts. Authorized, according to Vincent Starrett by Machen.

GRAND TROUVAILLE, THE, subtitled: A Legend of Pentonville. 3-page introduction to a catalogue of rare books issued by the First Edition Bookshop of London, 1923. Subsequently issued as a pamphlet in a limited edition.

HIEROGLYPHICS, a book, subtitled: A Note On Ecstacy in Literature. First published by Grant Richards in London, 1902. Re-issued by Secker in 1910. Published in New York by Knopf, 1923. Later included in The New Adelphi Library, Vol. 19, Secker, London.

HOUSE OF SOULS, THE, a collection of Machen’s best-known tales. First Published by Grant Richards in 1906, issued also by Dana Estes. Published in New York by Knopf, 1922, Pocket Edition by Knopf, 1928. London and New York collection differ in contents.

LONDON ADVENTURE, THE, Machen’s autobiographical account following the pattern set by _FAR OFF THINGS_ and _THINGS NEAR AND FAR_. First published by Secker in London, 1924, Knopf of New York, 1924.

NOTES AND QUERIES, a collection published by Spurr & Swift, 1926.

ORNAMENTS IN JADE, title of a collection of Machen’s essays and stories published in New York in a limited edition by Knopf, 1924.

PRECIOUS BALMS, a collection of criticisms of the work of Arthur Machen, collected by Machen and published in London in a limited edition in 1924.

PREFACES, written especially for the Knopf editions in the early 1920s. Most of them are rather autobiographical, all of them are authentic “firsts”. The Knopf books containing these prefaces are: The Three Impostors, The House of Souls, The Hill of Dreams, Dr. Stiggins, The Anatomy of Tobacco and possibly one or two others. The Introduction to _THE SHINING PYRAMID_, which refers to the Starrett collection of the same name, was presumably written for the London Edition, published in London by Secker, 1925.

PREFACES: Machen wrote a number of introductions, prefaces and forewords for various books, translations, etc. The professional collector and bibliographer would be inclined, no doubt, to treat these in a different manner. For our purpose we find it sufficient to list them as follows under this heading:

GHOST SHIP, THE, by Richard Middleton, London, 1912.

PAGEANT OF ENGLISH LANDSCAPE, G. A. Dewar, London, 1924.

AFTERGLOW: PASTELS OF GREECE EGYPT, M. S. Buck, London, 1924.

ONE HUNDRED MERRIE AND DELIGHTFUL TALES, translated by R. B. Douglas, Carbonnek, 1924.

HALT IN THE GARDEN, THE, by Robert Hillyer, London, 1925.

PHYSIOLOGY OF TASTE, THE, by Brillat-Savarin, London, 1925.

DRAGON OF THE ALCHEMISTS, THE, by Frederic Carter, London, 1926.

MAINLY PLAYERS: BENSONIAN MEMORIES, by Lady Benson, London, 1926.