The House of Souls, first published in 1906, is an omnibus edition of some of his best-known, controversial, and curious fiction. It contains The Great God Pan, his notorious 1890s tale of science and sex, that has garnered a reputation as a classic of horror, with Stephen King describing it as "Maybe the best [horror story] in the English language." Contents: A fragment of Life - The White People - The Great God Pan - The Inmost Light. Arthur Machen (1863-1947) was the pen-name of Arthur Llewellyn Jones, a Welsh author and mystic of the 1890s and early 20th century. He is best known for his influential supernatural, fantasy, and horror fiction. Mysteria A paperback and e-book series published by Intra. Global readability, Italian charm.