The Shining Pyramid: The Definitive Edition
Arthur Machen
Read by Ben Tucker
For the first time ever, the complete contents of both the 1923 and 1925 editions of The Shining Pyramid are brought together in a single collection. Included are stories and essays that showcase the breath and depth of Arthur Machen's skill as both a storyteller and commentator of modern society. The title story is justly regarded as a classic of folk horror that Machen wrote during the same period that brought us his masterpieces such as "The Great God Pan" and "The White Children". We also get shorter journeys into the uncanny and weird with tales like "Out of the Earth", "The Happy Children", "The Lost Club", and "Drake's Drum". On the non-fiction side, included is "The Secret of the Sangraal", Machen's extensive commentary on the origins and lore surrounding the Holy Grail as well as several other essays detailing Machen's socio-economic beliefs, his thoughts on Christianity vs. Paganism, commentaries on art and other thoughts and musings. (Summary by Ben Tucker) (8 hr 23 min)
Chapters
Introductions by Vincent Starrett and Arthur Machen | 11:19 | Read by Ben Tucker |
The Shining Pyramid | 50:33 | Read by Ben Tucker |
Out of the Earth | 16:13 | Read by Ben Tucker |
The Happy Children | 11:24 | Read by Ben Tucker |
The Spagyric Quest of Beroaldus Cosmopolita | 26:38 | Read by Ben Tucker |
The Priest and the Barber | 15:31 | Read by Ben Tucker |
The Splendid Holiday | 6:48 | Read by Ben Tucker |
The Lost Club | 13:58 | Read by Ben Tucker |
A Wonderful Woman | 8:08 | Read by Ben Tucker |
Introduction to The Secret of the Sangraal | 14:38 | Read by Ben Tucker |
The Secret of the Sangraal | 1:08:03 | Read by Ben Tucker |
The Mystic Speech | 35:27 | Read by Ben Tucker |
In Convertendo | 15:19 | Read by Ben Tucker |
The Hidden Mystery | 18:10 | Read by Ben Tucker |
The Martyr | 14:11 | Read by Ben Tucker |
The Art of Dickens | 16:48 | Read by Ben Tucker |
Unconscious Magic | 11:49 | Read by Ben Tucker |
Happiness and Horror | 21:45 | Read by Ben Tucker |
Ars Artium | 11:30 | Read by Ben Tucker |
Realism and Symbol | 11:42 | Read by Ben Tucker |
Paganism | 13:37 | Read by Ben Tucker |
Education and the Uneducated | 18:51 | Read by Ben Tucker |
New Lamps for Old | 12:34 | Read by Ben Tucker |
Mandatum Novissimum | 18:12 | Read by Ben Tucker |
"Sad Happy Race" | 20:36 | Read by Ben Tucker |
The Capital Levy | 11:48 | Read by Ben Tucker |
Drake's Drum | 8:01 | Read by Ben Tucker |