Library of Wales: The Hill of Dreams (Paperback)

from Shimmin

A weird and compelling book, and one of a very few literary novels I actually enjoyed. I initially expected this to be a supernatural weird tale, perhaps a novel fairy tale, and it took a long while to realise otherwise. Machen explores the life of an introverted dreamer and writer. It's full of ...

from ChristopherSwann

A dark, disturbing, and at times glorious read about the imagination, isolation, and the creative impulse which has the power to both make and unmake.

from antiquary

Machen is generally considered a major figure in early horror/fantasy writing, and I like his John Silence occult detective stories, but I did not care for this story about a struggling author and his visions, ultimately revealed to be the product of his drug addiction (a fairly common premise in...