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The Secret Glory by Machen, Arthur is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
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Overview: ARTHUR MACHEN (Arthur Llewelyn Jones), a Welsh author of supernatural, fantasy, and horror fiction, was born on March 3, 1863. He grew up in Caerleon, Monmouthshire, and attended boarding school at Hereford Cathedral School. Due to financial constraints, he could not continue his education at university. He moved to London in 1881 and worked as a journalist, children’s tutor, and publisher’s clerk, finding time to write at night. In 1887, he married Amelia Hogg and met writer and occultist A. E. Waite, who had a profound influence on his writing and philosophy. In that same year, an inheritance he received following the death of his father gave him the freedom to spend more time on his writing. By 1894, Machen had his first major success. “The Great God Pan” was published by John Lane and despite widespread criticism for its sexual and horrific content it sold well and went into a second edition. Following this success, he published The Three Impostors (1895), Hieroglyphics: A Note upon Ecstasy in Literature (1902), “The White People” (1904), and The Hill of Dreams (1907). After his first wife’s tragic death, Machen took up acting, becoming a member of Frank Benson’s comp
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- Author
- Machen, Arthur
- Language
- EN
- Category
- work of fiction
- Rating
- 3.95 / 5 (31 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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