The Beaver Pond by Benjamin Rozonoyer… Now Available
Final Publication of the Year:
The Beaver Pond by Benjamin Rozonoyer
On Sale December 9th
A NEW FAIRY TALE
Unadorned by Pamela Bruns
What I Saw in Ulster: Belfast is a city of about 400,000 inhabitants—90,000 of these Nationalists—and is always a full place, with crowded, bustling streets. But early on Saturday the town began to put on a sort of market-day aspect, market-day on a big scale, with thousands of people coming in from all parts of the country. The broad pavements became more and more thronged as the morning went on, and the rain showers had no effect on the gathering thousands.
Recent Books from Darkly Bright Press
Only 3 Copies Remain
To Mistress Mumford of Willesden: A rare example of Arthur Machen’s poetry.
NOW AVAILABLE: A New Children’s Adventure written and illustrated by Claire Brandenburg.
Setting the Donkey (And Others) By the Ears: Here the villain Lyn fell to his work again. Lyn snatched a kind of megaphone from his driver, and, crouching behind the hedge, began to hee-haw through the horn with all his might. Of course, the donkey went to shrieking hysterics, and I thanked heaven that I had long ago bidden farewell to all the solemnities and respectabilities of life.
On November 21, a new book from artist Claire Brandenburg will be published by Little Candle Press. Fortress of Stone features a new story for children with illustrations from the author. More to come…
NEW POETRY
The Highest in Heaven Concords With The Deepest In Man by Joshua Alan Sturgill
Festival of the River: And so the festival of the river burns with lamps and rings with melody as the night goes on. And the pretty girls continue to enjoy themselves immensely, and their laughter thrilling across the water is perhaps the best music of this festal and shining night.
A new essay from Joshua Alan Sturgill: From Plato to Maximos
BOOK NEWS & WRITERS
Only a few copies of the numbered, hardcover version of THE TERROR are still available. This Darkly Bright edition was recently mentioned in the Washington Post. Contributor Dale Nelson has been interviewed concerning his work on Machen, Inklings and other fantastical subjects.
Linda Lobmeyer’s new collection When I Forget The Words is currently sold out. However, more copies are on the way.
What Is Mysticism?: “I don’t like the word science as applied to mysticism,” replied Miss Underhill. “I should prefer to say that it is a method of life, directed to a certain end: namely to union with the eternal consciousness that we call God. Mysticism represents the highest form that the human consciousness can assume: it aims at bringing humanity to its most exquisite perfection . . .
NOW AVAILABLE
Speaking of Poetry:
Divine Infinitives by Joshua Alan Sturgill
A Glory of Diamonds: Duke and duchess, marquess and marchioness, earl and countess, took their seats on the benches, upholstered in dark red; there was the flame of scarlet uniforms, the glitter of orders, the flash of sword hilts, and above all, the glory of diamonds worn by the great ladies present.
October 25 – 27
NEW POETRY
In Patience Possess Ye Your Souls by Joshua Alan Sturgill
Story of Some Farcical Conspirators: After a moment’s silence, the King turned to M. de Maillé and said to him miserably; “What do you think of her, Maillé?” “A . . . bo . . . mi . . . na . . . ble, sire,” replied the duke, in an equally piteous tone.
Register now for the 2024 Inklings Festival in Wichita. On Sunday afternoon, I will give a talk entitled The Violent and the Numinous. This lecture will focus on Arthur Machen’s “war mythos,” which concludes with THE TERROR.
Poet Linda Lobmeyer will read excerpts from her upcoming book, When I Forget the Words.
Joshua Alan Sturgill will explore the cosmology of Lewis and Tolkien.
NEW POETRY
Original Buoyancy by Sturgill
Books for the Autumn: Why do tens of thousands and hundreds of thousands of people take pleasure in the reading of fiction which is both crude and false? I am not going to answer the question, partly because I have not quite made up my mind on the subject, but chiefly because I am sure the real reply would run into pages—or volumes. But when we are next tempted to boast of our civilisation let us remember that a truly civilised people would not have accepted Miss Corelli as their most popular author.
NEW POETRY
As A Hand Of Cloud by Joshua Alan Sturgill
NEW BOOKS from Darkly Bright
The number of available hardcover copies of THE TERROR: Critical Edition is dwindling. On November 1, When I Forget The Words by Linda Lobmeyer will be released. However, advance copies will be viable for purchase at the 2024 Inkling Festival. A limited number of softcover copies of THE TERROR will also be offered that weekend.
The Return of the Angels: Let me guard myself by saying that I by no means deny the truth of the story which Mrs. Woods has so beautifully elaborated. I know nothing about its truth or falsity; I simply suspend my judgement pending the production of first hand, testable evidence. I do not think that we should be called upon to accept the story of a specific miraculous occurrence on evidence which is not evidence, but merely rumour and gossip.
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