Arthur Machen (1863–1947) was born in Monmouthshire, Wales. After moving to London in 1881, he worked as a journalist, tutor and publisher’s clerk while writing in his spare time. The Great God Pan, published in 1894, brought him his first popular success. He later worked as an actor and continued writing fiction and journalism, drawing on interests in Celtic Christianity and the Grail legends.
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