Dreads and Drolls by Arthur Machen
Dreads and Drolls is a collection of short stories by Welsh author Arthur Machen. The stories are set in a variety of locations, from rural Wales to the streets of London, and feature a range of characters, from the mysterious and sinister to the mundane and everyday.
The stories explore themes of the supernatural, the occult, and the unknown, as well as the darker aspects of human nature. Machen's writing is often described as being atmospheric and dreamlike, and his stories often contain elements of horror and the macabre.
The collection includes some of Machen's best-known stories, such as "The White People," "The Great God Pan," and "The Bowmen." Other stories in the collection include "The Novel of the White Powder," "The Inmost Light," "The Red Hand," and "The Shining Pyramid."
By Arthur Machen · First published 1926 · Genre: Horror, Fantasy, Mystery · 30 chapters
Contents
- Chapter 1: Note
- Chapter 2: The Man With the Silver Staff
- Chapter 3: The Adventure of the Long-lost Brother
- Chapter 4: 7b Coney Court
- Chapter 5: The Strange Case of Emily Weston
- Chapter 6: The Highbury Mystery
- Chapter 7: The Little People
- Chapter 8: Madame Rachel
- Chapter 9: Sir Benjamin the "baron"
- Chapter 10: The Campden Wonder
- Chapter 11: The Man from Nowhere
- Chapter 12: Morduck the Witch
- Chapter 13: "characters"
- Chapter 14: "doubles" in Crime
- Chapter 15: How Clubs Began
- Chapter 16: Polite Correspondance
- Chapter 17: Casanova in London
- Chapter 18: Mr
- Chapter 19: Before Wembley
- Chapter 20: The Ingenious Mr
- Chapter 21: The Gay Victorians
- Chapter 22: Chivalry
- Chapter 23: How the Rich Live
- Chapter 24: A Lament for London's Lost Inns
- Chapter 25: More Inns
- Chapter 26: Deadly Nevergreen
- Chapter 27: Ceremony on the Scaffold
- Chapter 28: Old Dr Mounsey
- Chapter 29: The Euston Square Mystery
- Chapter 30: The Power of Jargon
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