Richard J Bleiler: 1 book
The Strange Case of "The Angels of Mons"
Arthur Machen's World War I Story, the Insistent Believers, and His Refutations
Language: English
Release Date: June 8, 2015
World War I began disastrously for the English when the Germans routed them at Mons, Belgium, on August 23 and 24, 1914. On September 29, 1914, the Anglo-Welsh writer Arthur Machen fictionalized this encounter in a newspaper story, claiming that the English were saved by the appearance of angelic...
