The Strange Case of the Angels of Mons Arthur Machen's World War I Story, the Insistent Believers, and His Refutations |
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| Author:
| Bleiler, Richard J. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7864-9867-3 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2015 |
| Publisher: | McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $35.00USD $3.50 |
Book Description:
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World War I began disastrously for the British when the Germans routed them at Mons in August 1914. Less than a month later, the writer Arthur Machen fictionalized this encounter in a newspaper story, claiming that the English were saved by the appearance of angels, but his newspaper fiction became accepted as fact. This title provides a documented history of this controversy and collects and annotates for the first time Machen's work.
World War I began disastrously for the British when the Germans routed them at Mons in August 1914. Less than a month later, the writer Arthur Machen fictionalized this encounter in a newspaper story, claiming that the English were saved by the appearance of angels, but his newspaper fiction became accepted as fact. This title provides a documented history of this controversy and collects and annotates for the first time Machen's work.