The Great God Pan (Magill’s Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature)
At a glance:
- Author: Arthur Llewellyn Jones
- First Published: 1894
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Fantasy—cautionary
- Time of Work: The late nineteenth century
- Setting: Wales and London, England
- Genres: Long fiction, Fantasy
- Subjects: Mythology or myths, Nineteenth century, Good and evil, London, Devils or demons, Wales or Welsh people
- Locales: London, England, Wales
The Plot
The Great God Pan was Arthur Machens first important work. Machen published the initial chapter in The Whirlwind in 1890. In 1893 he submitted the entire novel to another publisher, adding a second work, the story “The Inmost Light.” The two appeared together the following year.
The Great God Pan is composed of a number of individual narratives that at first seem jumbled but that eventually fit together like pieces of a horrifying jigsaw puzzle. Machen relies on several characters to present these narratives: the egotistical Dr. Raymond,...
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