The Three Impostors

Arthur Machen (1863 - 1947)

Three friends in a large old dilapidated house are laughing. They seem as giddy as an acting troupe at closing night. But their laughter is callous, cruel; you might say, evil. One of them, a young woman described as piquant rather than beautiful with eyes of a shining hazel, carries a neatly wrapped parcel. She says it is for the doctor's museum. It is dripping. Do you want to know why? Then, listen! There's more than one tale told, but what is the truth? My dears, are you sure you want to know?

(Summary by Tony Oliva and put in the public domain.)

Genre(s): Horror & Supernatural Fiction

Language: English

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 01 01 - Prologue Tony Oliva
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Play 02 02 - Adventure of the Gold Tiberius Tony Oliva
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Play 03 03 - The Encounter of the Pavement Tony Oliva
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Play 04 04 - Novel of the Dark Valley; Part 1 Tony Oliva
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Play 05 05 - Novel of the Dark Valley; Part 2 Tony Oliva
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Play 06 06 - Adventure of the Missing Brother Tony Oliva
00:23:11
Play 07 07 - Novel of the Black Seal; Part 1 Tony Oliva
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Play 08 08 - Novel of the Black Seal; Part 2 Tony Oliva
00:21:27
Play 09 09 - Novel of the Black Seal; Part 3 Tony Oliva
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Play 10 10 - Novel of the Black Seal; Part 4 Tony Oliva
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Play 11 11 - Novel of the Black Seal; Part 5 Tony Oliva
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Play 12 12 - Incident of the Private Bar Tony Oliva
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Play 13 13 - The Decorative Imagination Tony Oliva
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Play 14 14 - Novel of the Iron Maid Tony Oliva
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Play 15 15 - The Recluse of Bayswater Tony Oliva
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Play 16 16 - Novel of the White Powder; Part 1 Tony Oliva
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Play 17 17 - Novel of the White Powder; Part 2 Tony Oliva
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Play 18 18 - Strange Occurrence in Clerkenwell Tony Oliva
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Play 19 19 - History of the Young Man with Spectacles; Part 1 Tony Oliva
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Play 20 20 - History of the Young Man with Spectacles; Part 2 Tony Oliva
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Play 21 21 - Adventure of the Deserted Residence Tony Oliva
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