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The Three Imposters
The Three Imposters: Or, The Transmutations | Arthur Machen
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Originally published in 1895, 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑻𝒉𝒓𝒆𝒆 𝑰𝒎𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒔 by Arthur Machen is an episodic horror novel ultimately telling the story of a secret society's efforts to locate a lost Roman coin commemorating Emperor Tiberius' infamous orgies, while weaving a web of deception throughout London.

This new DELUXE EDITION stays true to the original publication, and also includes selected bibliographies, reviews, and original annotations.

UnderworldAmusements “This sort of a book is calculated to do great harm to immature readers or those with high-strung nervous organizations. It ought not to be put into the hands of children or young women.” ~𝑺𝒕. 𝑳𝒐𝒖𝒊𝒔 𝑷𝒐𝒔𝒕-𝑫𝒊𝒔𝒑𝒂𝒕𝒄𝒉, 26 January 1896.

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BookwormOfTheDamned
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Out of everything I have read by Machen, this is my favorite. The concept follows a conspiratorial premise in regards to a cult leader trying to apprehend a coin. While this happens, there are plots & subplots that occur in a nonlinear fashion, all regarding occult paraphernalia. There are people turning into charred blobs, ritural sacrifice, evil fairies, & more. I love how the book went full circle. Creepy, intense, adventurous, & action packed.

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BookwormOfTheDamned

So far, this is my favorite by Machen. The storytelling is creepy and intense while he lends a great deal of focus to character, scene, and conflict. What more could be better than an occult group, a serial killer, and an abandoned mansion?

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Machen's work is the latest addition to the horror and Halloween selections in Serial Reader. An episodic novel of weird and horror tales, culminating in a deadly horror. Linking each story is a secretive pagan society who weave a web of deception through London. A major influence on H.P. Lovecraft, helping inspire some of his most famous stories.

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