The white people and other weird stories
By: Arthur Machen ; edited with an introduction and notes by  S.T. Joshi  ; foreword by Guillermo del Toro
Contributors: Joshi, S. T., 1958-
Series: Penguin classics
Publisher: Penguin Books
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 377
ISBN-13: 9780143105596
Subjects: English Fantasy fiction; English Horror tales
Description: "Machen's weird tales of the creepy and fantastic finally come to Penguin Classics. With an introduction from S.T. Joshi, editor of AMERICAN SUPERNATURAL TALES, THE WHITE PEOPLE AND OTHER WEIRD STORIES is the perfect introduction to the father of weird fiction. The title story "The White People" is an exercise in the bizarre leaving the reader disoriented and on edge. From the first page, Machen turns even fundamental truths upside-down, as his character Ambrose explains, "there have been those who have sounded the very depths of sin, who all their lives have never done an 'ill deed'" setting the stage for a tale entirely without logic"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: The Inmost light; title: Novel of the black seal; title: Novel of the white powder; title: The red hand; title: The white people; title: A fragment of life; title: The bowmen; title: The soldiers' rest; title: The great return; title: Out of the earth; title: The terror.