Project Gutenberg 2011-03-08 Public domain in the USA. 767 Machen, Arthur 1863 1947 The Three Impostors; or, The Transmutations Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Three_Impostors Prologue -- Adventure of the gold Tiberius -- The encounter of the pavement -- Novel of the dark valley -- Adventure of the missing brother -- Novel of the black seal -- Incident of the private bar -- The decorative imagination -- Novel of the iron maid -- The recluse of Bayswater -- Novel of the white powder -- Strange occurrence in Clerkenwell -- History of the young man with spectacles -- Adventure of the deserted residence. Produced by Marc D'Hooghe "The Three Impostors; or, The Transmutations" by Arthur Machen is a collection of interlinked short stories written in the late 19th century. The narrative weaves tales of mystery and the occult through the lives of various characters, including curious artists, scholars, and explorers, who embark on adventures that unveil strange happenings and supernatural occurrences. The book explores themes of reality versus illusion and the mysterious nature of existence, presenting a blend of the macabre and the philosophical. The opening of the work introduces a group of characters—Mr. Joseph Walters, Mr. Davies, and a young woman—who are engaged in a cryptic conversation about a gathering at a decrepit old house. As they share dark jests and banter, a sense of foreboding lingers around their actions, especially concerning an absent doctor and a mysterious encounter they had. The eerie atmosphere sets the stage for a tale involving the supernatural as the trio reflects on recent events and a strange man, culminating in the young woman revealing a peculiar parcel that she suggests could be a vital relic for a doctor's museum. This sense of eerie anticipation hints at the unfolding of various adventures that will probe the boundaries of reality and the unknown. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 72.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Fiction Horror tales, English PR Text Category: Short Stories Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: British Literature 356783 2025-08-14T11:31:53.665512 text/html 332601 2024-12-14T13:22:02 text/html 598531 2025-08-14T11:31:58.892464 application/epub+zip 602692 2025-08-14T11:31:55.256491 application/epub+zip 602692 2025-08-14T11:31:54.284503 application/epub+zip 1434344 2025-08-14T11:32:01.769410 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1420260 2025-08-14T11:31:58.255473 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 378985 2022-09-16T09:27:29.448748 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 344090 2025-08-14T11:31:53.350446 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 324272 2024-12-14T13:22:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17467 2025-08-14T11:32:01.909416 application/rdf+xml 21501 2025-08-14T11:31:54.692441 image/jpeg 2874 2025-08-14T11:31:54.483434 image/jpeg 1157695 2025-08-14T11:31:53.704462 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