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 The Hill of
Dreams
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by Arthur Machen
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- In
Far Off Things (1922), Arthur Machen asked
whether it was possible '. . . to invent a story which
would recreate those vague impressions of wonder and awe
and mystery that I myself had received from the form and
shape of the land of my boyhood and youth . . . Could one
describe hills and valleys, woods and rivers, sunrise and
sunset, buried temples and mouldering Roman walls so that
a story could be suggested to the reader? Not, of course,
a story of material incidents, not a story with a plot in
the ordinary sense of the term, but an interior tale of
the soul and its emotions; could such a tale be suggested
in the way I have indicated?'
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- However,
the book had already been written. The Hill of
Dreams had been published in 1907, and has been
lauded by writers as diverse as H.P. Lovecraft and Henry
Miller.
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- This
edition of The Hill of Dreams contains all
three of the original illustrations intended for the book
by acclaimed fantasy artist Sidney Sime. It also contains
introductions by Mark Valentine, Lord Dunsany, and Machen
himself.
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- Front
cover illustration detail of untitled drawing by Sidney
Sime.
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- Second
Tartarus printing. Format: Hardback. ISBN:
9781872621937.
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- Price:
£30/$50 (inc. p&p worldwide)
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- Reviews:
- "Any new
edition of Machen's finest creation is cause for
celebration, but when the production is as sumptuous as
this, with marbled endpapers, burgundy boards, silk
ribbon and cream coloured paper, then it's a doubly
welcome addition to the Machen shelf. Ninety one years
after the debut of The Hill of Dreams it's delightful
to have all three of Sidney Sime's illustrations . . ." -
Roger Dobson, Avallaunius
- "Charming, even old fashioned...” -
Hellnotes
- "Released by Tartarus Press in time for
its centenary next year, this, the most accomplished
novel of the field's greatest dreamer, looks as exotic as
its story reads. " William Simmons, Infinityplus
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- Five titles by
Arthur Machen in print from the Tartarus Press (from top
left): The Secret of the
Sangraal & Other Writings, Dreads and
Drolls,
Ritual and Other
Stories,
The Hill of
Dreams, and
Tales of Horror and the
Supernatural.
Page updated
7th June 2009
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