5/19/2023 0 Comments Far Off Things by Arthur Machen![]() ![]() However family poverty ruled out attendance at university, and Arthur was sent to London to sit exams to attend medical school but failed to get in. An early and avid reader, Arthur read books far beyond his years the results of which ensured a firm foundation in literature.Īt eleven, Arthur boarded at Hereford Cathedral School, where he received an excellent classical education. ![]() Later he shortened it to Arthur Machen, as a pen name. ![]() His father had adopted his wife's maiden name, Machen, to inherit a legacy, legally becoming "Jones-Machen" his son was baptised under that name. Arthur Llewelyn Jones was born on March 3rd, 1863 in Carleleon in Monmouthshire, Wales. ![]()
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