Project Gutenberg 2004-11-14 Public domain in the USA. 144 Machen, Arthur 1863 1947 The Angels of Mons: The Bowmen and Other Legends of the War The bowmen -- The soldiers' rest -- The monstrance -- The dazzling light -- The bowmen and other noble ghosts, by "The Londoner." E-text prepared by Tom Harris "The Angels of Mons: The Bowmen and Other Legends of the War" by Arthur Machen is a collection of short stories written during the early 20th century, specifically in 1915, amidst the backdrop of World War I. The collection primarily reflects on themes of spirituality and legend in the context of war, notably surrounding the fabled intervention of supernatural beings in battle, exploring the intersection of human experience and the mystical. The book comprises several interconnected tales, with "The Bowmen" being the most prominent. It narrates a tense moment during the British retreat at Mons, where British soldiers, facing overwhelming odds, purportedly receive aid from the ghostly figures of long-dead archers, led by St. George. Inspired by a soldier's invocation for divine assistance, these spectral bowmen unleash a hail of arrows upon the advancing Germans, turning the tide of battle. The other stories in the collection evoke similar themes of transcendence and the interplay between reality and myth, capturing the psychological state of those ensnared in war. Overall, Machen's work reflects on the collective human desire for hope and divine intervention amid the horrors of conflict, showcasing how legends can take root even in the direst situations. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 76.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en World War, 1914-1918 -- Fiction War stories, English Supernatural -- Fiction Paranormal fiction PR Text World War I Browsing: History - Warfare Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction Category: Short Stories Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Mythology, Legends & Folklore Category: British Literature 93706 2025-06-21T23:04:16.266161 text/html 93581 93518 2024-11-06T11:03:00.146404 2023-10-06T11:34:24.656314 text/html text/html 130748 2025-06-21T23:04:32.258051 application/epub+zip 129633 2025-06-21T23:04:25.625117 application/epub+zip 90288 2025-06-21T23:04:20.455135 application/epub+zip 318182 2025-06-21T23:04:38.009016 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 310645 2025-06-21T23:04:31.462065 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 181036 2022-09-07T14:16:49.983013 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 81200 2025-06-21T23:04:15.882158 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 61311 2024-10-28T21:04:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 12647 2025-06-21T23:04:38.149009 application/rdf+xml 22953 2025-06-21T23:04:24.885099 image/jpeg 4803 2025-06-21T23:04:24.604129 image/jpeg 129329 2025-06-21T23:04:16.277116 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia