Novel of the Black Seal (Cryptofiction Classics - Weird Tales of Strange Creatures)

This early work by Arthur Machen was originally published in 1895 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography as part of our Cryptofiction Classics series. ''The Novel of the Black Seal'' is a short story of a professor who discovers markings on some Welsh limestone that correspond to characters found in ancient Babylon. Arthur Machen was born in Caerleon, Monmouthshire,...