Three Impostors

The Three Impostors is a collection of short stories written by Arthur Machen, a Welsh author and mystic. Originally published in 1895, the book is a mixture of horror, mystery, and supernatural fiction. The stories are connected by a framing narrative in which a group of friends in London search for a mysterious book called the ""Book of the Black Seal"". Along the way, they encounter three individuals who claim to be the ""impostors"" of the title, each with their own strange and unsettling tale to tell. The stories include a man who discovers a secret society dedicated to the worship of an ancient god, a woman who is haunted by a ghostly figure, and a man who becomes obsessed with a mysterious woman he sees on the streets of London. Machen's writing is known for its vivid descriptions and its ability to evoke a sense of unease and dread in the reader. The Three Impostors is considered a classic of horror and supernatural fiction, and has influenced many writers in the genre.He was pondering these problems one evening in a house of call in the Strand, and the obstinacy with which the persons he so ardently desired to meet hung back gave the modest tankard before him an additional touch of bitter. As it happened, he was alone in his compartment, and, without thinking, he uttered aloud the burden of his meditations. `How bizarre it all is!' he said, `a man walking the pavement with the dread of a timid-looking young man with spectacles continually hovering before his eyes. And there was some tremendous feeling at work, I could swear to that.'This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.