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The Three Impostors Hardcover – September 10, 2010

by Arthur Machen (Author)
4.1 4.1 out of 5 stars 28 ratings
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The Three Impostors is a collection of short stories written by Arthur Machen, a Welsh author and mystic. Originally published in 1895, the book is a collection of interconnected stories that revolve around a group of three mysterious individuals who are believed to be impostors. The stories are set in London and explore themes of horror, the supernatural, and the occult. The book is divided into three parts, each of which contains a series of stories that are connected by a common thread. The first part introduces the three impostors, who are believed to be a group of criminals or conspirators. The second part delves deeper into their mysterious identities and the strange events that surround them. The third part brings the stories to a climax, revealing the true nature of the three impostors and their connection to the supernatural.Throughout the book, Machen explores the darker side of human nature and the mysteries that lie beyond the physical world. His writing is atmospheric and evocative, drawing the reader into a world of shadows and secrets. The Three Impostors is considered a classic of horror and supernatural fiction, and has influenced many writers in the genre.He was pondering these problems one evening in a house of call in the Strand, and the obstinacy with which the persons he so ardently desired to meet hung back gave the modest tankard before him an additional touch of bitter. As it happened, he was alone in his compartment, and, without thinking, he uttered aloud the burden of his meditations. `How bizarre it all is!' he said, `a man walking the pavement with the dread of a timid-looking young man with spectacles continually hovering before his eyes. And there was some tremendous feeling at work, I could swear to that.'This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
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    136 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Kessinger Publishing
  4. Publication date
    September 10, 2010
  5. Dimensions
    7 x 0.38 x 10 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    1169257976
  7. ISBN-13
    978-1169257979
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Kessinger Publishing (September 10, 2010)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 136 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1169257976
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1169257979
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.01 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7 x 0.38 x 10 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.1 4.1 out of 5 stars 28 ratings

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Freeze
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent
Reviewed in the United States on July 10, 2017
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Being episodic, it's easy to forget about this novel at various intervals. Equally so, the effect or mystery is quickly picked up on, which detracts from the ultimate impact of the ending. I think it would have better served as a short story, though really it isn't that long, and the individual stories and craftiness of the characters are incredibly interesting. The influence Machen had, and still has, on authors is palpable, especially Lovecraft.

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T. Griffin
5.0 out of 5 stars A Very Interesting Period Mystery
Reviewed in the United States on January 9, 2022
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There are plenty of twists and turns in this period mystery - I found it a thoroughly interesting book!
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Dr Ashraf Maher
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on April 27, 2017
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Incredible a dream for the truth seeker
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Chip Kaufmann
5.0 out of 5 stars Still Impressive After All These Years
Reviewed in the United States on March 20, 2011
I first read Arthur Machen (pronounced MACK-ken) back when I was in college in the early 1970s. I was already a fan of supernatural fiction especially the Victorian ghost story as exemplified by M.R. James and Sheridan Le Fanu. I first found out about Machen when I saw him listed as an influence on H.P. Lovecraft and I had read one of the stories from THE THREE IMPOSTERS, the often excerpted THE NOVEL OF THE WHITE POWDER and was suitably impressed. THE THREE IMPOSTERS, in its entirety, is a truly remarkable work that links several diverse stories into a framing story of amateur sleuths trying to solve a tantilizing mystery. The writing is suitably colorful, the imagery is astonishly vivid, and the climax is as gruesome as anything that I have come across in books or movies since then.

Machen crops up in fantasy/horror anthologies a lot especially his stories THE GREAT GOD PAN, THE BOWMEN and THE WHITE POWDER which is the most terrifying of the tales told in THE THREE IMPOSTERS. While that story can certainly stand on its own as can another called THE NOVEL OF THE BLACK SEAL, they really need to be read within the context of the entire book so that you can really appreciate Machen's skill at constructing a narrative that is deceptively simple yet surprisingly complex. My old Ballentine paperback has seen better days since I first bought it in 1972 so I am glad to see THREE IMPOSTERS in an improved edition as well as available on Kindle, a development that would no doubt have pleased Machen who being an author, journalist, essayist, and translator, would have wanted to reach as wide a reading public as possible.
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Kenmbz
2.0 out of 5 stars Worst translation ever
Reviewed in the United States on October 19, 2021
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This book is almost unreadable as it seems to be a poor translation. Example. Word should be web, is instead internet. I don't think the internet existed during his time period! So many grammatical errors that I just had to stop reading.
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Buenoslibros.es
5.0 out of 5 stars An undiscovered diamond
Reviewed in the United States on February 5, 2004
This little book is an unexpected but welcome surprise in the world of literature. Jorge Luis Borges wrote the introduction in the Spanish edition that I own. And he was right, few people know the existence of this great mistery novel, otherwise it would be already a classic.
In has the flavour of Dickens and the imagination and dexterity of Agatha Christie.
His name is Arthur Machen.
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Nevzat Evrim Onal
5.0 out of 5 stars An Excellently Presented Anthology
Reviewed in the United States on September 9, 2000
Arthur Machen can easily be described as one of the writers who provided the foundation to the 20th century fantasy and horror literature. This one is a great collection of horror stories, most of which has a quite Lovecraftian style. If you are new to Machen, and/or like stories with a tinge of "Mythos Horror" in them, you'll definetely like this one.
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MorganScorpion
5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best horror novels ever written.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 13, 2019
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Arthur Machen is one of my favourite authors, and this is his best book. There is a section near the beginning which I find dull, but apart from that, this is a gripping book about a murderous criminal conspiracy, laced through with plenty of supernatural elements. Murder, mayhem and mysticism.
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Miss N. J. Grundy
4.0 out of 5 stars Book 14
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 21, 2013
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I tried to get this a long time ago from a US site, but they couldn't get it printed. Two of the stories are much-anthologised: "Novel of the White Powder" and "Novel of the Black Seal". The entire book isn't one of AM's best outputs.
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