The Three Impostors; or, The Transmutations
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Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Three_Impostors Release date is 2011-03-08
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.
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"The Three Impostors; or, The Transmutations" by Arthur Machen is an episodic horror novel published in 1895. Three mysterious figures roam London's streets, spinning strange tales as they hunt for a missing Roman coin linked to an ancient imperial debauchery. Their web of deception conceals a darker purpose: tracking down "the young man with spectacles." The interconnected stories build toward a shocking revelation involving a secret society and debauched pagan rituals, showcasing Machen's pioneering approach to supernatural terror that would later influence H. P. Lovecraft. (This is an automatically generated summary.)