The London adventure; or, The art of wandering, by Arthur Machen. () [New] [Leatherbound] Machen, Arthur, Published by Pranava Books, · The London Adventure, or the Art of Wandering was first published in , and it is the third of Machen’s three autobiographies. Not only is it an intriguing memoir, but it’s also the Estimated Reading Time: 4 mins. · The London Adventure or The Art of Wandering. October 7, Andrea Gibbons 2 Comments. A delightful book of meanderings, almost too meandering because there are some really brilliant things in here that deserve some deeper thought but the style of it almost carries you right past them. I know, I know, that the style of the book maybe reflects the art of wandering itself, stumbling .
From the archive, 29 June A London adventure in St John's Wood J.P. Hogan searches for the hidden tavern immortalised in Arthur Machen's "The London Adventure" Arthur Machen, author of "The. The London Adventure or The Art of Wandering is Arthur Machen's third biography, though it reads more like a Psychogeographical tour of London, partly as is was when Machen wrote the book and partly as he would remember or even imagine it. Anecdotes turn into half-remembered stories, alleyways, byways and hidden corner shops become infinitely interesting here, mysterious, luring the reader. Indeed Machen's The London Adventure, or the Art of Wandering () is a mad gazetteer of those self-same thorughfares and one of the earliest psychogeographies to boot, helping to spawn a genre in itself.
The London Adventure or The Art of Wandering by Arthur Machen 42 ratings, average rating, 7 reviews The London Adventure or The Art of Wandering Quotes Showing of 1 “Strangeness which is the essence of beauty is the essence of truth, and the essence of the world. The London adventure; or, The art of wandering, by Arthur Machen. () [New] [Leatherbound] Machen, Arthur, Published by Pranava Books, The London Adventure or The Art of Wandering. October 7, Andrea Gibbons 2 Comments. A delightful book of meanderings, almost too meandering because there are some really brilliant things in here that deserve some deeper thought but the style of it almost carries you right past them. I know, I know, that the style of the book maybe reflects the art of wandering itself, stumbling over the unexpected, taking up the digressions, exploring the byways.
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