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Tag: Arthur Machen

This Too Is A Part of London

Posted on December 13, 2019 by Daniel Bennett in Gothic, London, writing

‘...I can’t conceive a greater loneliness in a desert at midnight than there is there at midday. It is like a city of the dead; the streets are glaring and desolate, and as you pass it suddenly strikes you that this too is a part of London.’ The Inmost Light, Arthur Machen

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Empty House

Posted on December 12, 2019 by Daniel Bennett in Gothic, writing

‘“I have always been rather fond of going over empty houses, with the nails sticking in the walls, and the dust thick upon the window-sills. But I didn’t enjoy going over Number 20 Paul Street. I had hardly put my foot inside the passage before I noticed a queer, heavy feeling about the air of … Continue reading Empty House →

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