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Dark Horror Brooding: Arthur Machen in Amersham
September 17 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
£6.00 – £20.00
Ticket (talk and drink only): £6
Ticket + book: £20
To mark the publication of a new omnibus edition of the horror stories of Arthur Machen (1863-1947), Amersham Museum is hosting a talk by museum volunteer Steven Prizeman on the noted Welsh author’s works and his life in Amersham during the 1930s and ’40s. Steven, who wrote the foreword for the new book, will be joined by actor Stan Pretty who will contribute readings from Machen’s writings. Doubt, unease and creeping dread permeate Machen’s fiction, but the talk will also cover his experience of local life: the Charter Fair, worshipping at St Mary’s, drinking at The King’s Head, and the herbs growing in the garden behind his High Street home.
Arthur Machen Horror Stories can be purchased from Flame Tree Publishing (flametreepublishing.com).
The talk will be in the Museum’s Woodcock Room which on the first floor, accessed by a platform lift. There is more information about accessibility here: Access Statement – Amersham Museum Please get in touch with any queries about accessibility, or any requirements that we might need to know about to make your visit as straightforward as possible.
Plan Your Visit
Opening hours:
Wednesday to Sunday, and Bank Holiday Mondays, 12noon to 4:30pm
49 High Street
Old Amersham
Buckinghamshire
HP7 0DP
01494 723700
[email protected]
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