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Title: The Bowmen Title Record # 40244
Author: Arthur Machen
Date: 1914-09-29
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Webpages: librivox.org, Wikipedia-EN
Language: English
Note: First published in the London Evening News, September 29, 1914.
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Other Titles

Translations
Year Language Title
1970Translated by Jacques Parsons
French Les archers
1982Translated by Giuseppe Lippi
Italian Gli arcieri
2014Translated by Romolo Giovanni Capuano.
Italian Gli angeli di Mons

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
The Angels of Mons: The Bowmen and Other Legends of the War 1915-00-00 Arthur Machen Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co.  
1/-?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).
86
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
coll Checkmark
The Angels of Mons: The Bowmen and Other Legends of the War 1915-00-00 Arthur Machen Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co.  
2/6?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).
133
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
The Angels of Mons: The Bowmen and Other Legends of the War 1915-00-00 Arthur Machen G. P. Putnam's Sons     77
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Famous Modern Ghost Stories 1921-00-00 ed. Dorothy Scarborough, Ph.D. G. P. Putnam's Sons  
$3.50?$: US dollar
xxii+
419
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Weird Tales, July 1928 1928-07-00 ed. Farnsworth Wright Popular Fiction Publishing Co.  
$0.25?$: US dollar
148
pulp?Magazine using the common pulp size: 6.5" by 9.5". For ISFDB purposes this may also be used as a designation for the quality of the paper. There are some untrimmed pulps that are as large as 8" by 11.75
mag C. C. Senf Checkmark
Pause to Wonder 1944-00-00 ed. Marjorie Fischer, Rolfe Humphries Julian Messner  
$3.00?$: US dollar
xx+
572
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Tales of Horror and the Supernatural 1948-00-00 Arthur Machen Alfred A. Knopf  
$3.95?$: US dollar
xxiii+
427
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Tales of Horror and the Supernatural 1948-00-00 Arthur Machen Alfred A. Knopf  
$3.95?$: US dollar
xxiii+
427
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Tales of Horror and the Supernatural 1948-00-00 Arthur Machen Alfred A. Knopf  
$3.95?$: US dollar
xxiii+
427
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Tales of Horror and the Supernatural 1949-00-00 Arthur Machen The Richards Press  
12/-?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).
427
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Tales of Horror and the Supernatural 1963-00-00 Arthur Machen Panther 1537
3/6?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).
224
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll R. J. Reynolds  
Tales of Horror and the Supernatural 1965-12-00 Arthur Machen Panther 1537
3/6?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).
224
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Checkmark
Tales of Horror and the Supernatural 1970-00-00 Arthur Machen John Baker  
36/-?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).
427
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Checkmark
The Bowmen and Other Legends of the War 1972-00-00 Arthur Machen Books for Libraries Press 0-8369-4183-7   77
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Tales of Horror and the Supernatural: Volume 2 1973-12-00 Arthur Machen Pinnacle Books 523-00282
$0.95?$: US dollar
284
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Checkmark
Le peuple blanc 1974-00-00 Arthur Machen Marabout (
Bibliothèque Marabout - Fantastique?Bibliotheque Marabout - Fantastique
#504)
    310
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Henri Lievens Checkmark
Tales of Horror and the Supernatural: Volume 2 1975-00-00 Arthur Machen Panther 0-586-04296-2
£0.60?£: UK pound
260
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Bruce Pennington Checkmark
Tales of Horror and the Supernatural: Volume 2 1976-08-00 Arthur Machen Pinnacle Books 0-523-00892-9
$1.95?$: US dollar
284
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll  
Angels and Awakenings 1980-00-00 ed. M. Cameron Grey Doubleday 0-385-15311-2
$15.95?$: US dollar
xxii+
403
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Fra Angelico  
Il gran Dio Pan e altre storie soprannaturali 1982-05-03 Arthur Machen Mondadori (Oscar #1520) 21410-6
Lit 4,000?Lit: Italian lira
304
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Paolo Tassinari , Pierpaolo Vetta  
Tales of Horror and the Supernatural 1983-11-00 Arthur Machen Pinnacle Books 0-523-42111-7
$6.95?$: US dollar
408
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll  
The Collected Arthur Machen 1988-08-00 Arthur Machen Gerald Duckworth & Co. 0-7156-2120-3
£19.95?£: UK pound
376
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Angels and Awakenings 1994-11-00 ed. M. Cameron Grey Doubleday 0-385-15311-2
$20.00?$: US dollar
xxii+
403
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Fra Angelico Checkmark
Tales of Horror and the Supernatural 1997-00-00 Arthur Machen Tartarus Press 1-872621-25-2
£25.00?£: UK pound
xv+
391
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Checkmark
The Mammoth Book of Twentieth-Century Ghost Stories 1998-00-00 ed. Peter Haining Carroll & Graf 0-7867-0583-3
$10.95?$: US dollar
xii+
482
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
anth Gordon Crabb  
The Mammoth Book of 20th Century Ghost Stories 1998-10-00 ed. Peter Haining Robinson 1-85487-536-1
£6.99?£: UK pound
xii+
482
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
anth Gordon Crabb Checkmark
The White People and Other Stories 2003-05-00 Arthur Machen Chaosium (Call of Cthulhu Fiction #6035) 1-56882-172-7
$14.95?$: US dollar
xii+
284
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
omni Harry Fassl Checkmark
The White People and Other Stories 2003-05-00 Arthur Machen Chaosium (Call of Cthulhu Fiction) 1-56882-147-6
$14.95?$: US dollar
312
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
omni Harry Fassl  
The Angels of Mons: The Bowmen and Other Legends of the War 2004-11-14 Arthur Machen Project Gutenberg 14044    
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
Famous Modern Ghost Stories 2005-02-22 ed. Dorothy Scarborough, Ph.D. Project Gutenberg 15143
$0.00?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
anth Checkmark
The Bowmen and Other Legends of the War 2005-03-00 Arthur Machen Wildside Press 1-59224-188-3
$12.50?$: US dollar
52
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
coll  
Shadows from a Veiled Creation: Classic Tales of Supernatural Fiction in the Christian Tradition 2006-05-00 ed. Chad Arment Coachwhip Publications 1-930585-26-8
$19.95?$: US dollar
503
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
anth Simon Taylor  
The Mammoth Book of Modern Ghost Stories 2007-09-00 ed. Peter Haining Carroll & Graf 0-7867-1960-5
$13.95?$: US dollar
xxi+
582
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
anth Joe Roberts Checkmark
The Mammoth Book of Modern Ghost Stories 2007-09-00 ed. Peter Haining Robinson 1-84529-476-9
£7.99?£: UK pound
xxi+
582
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
anth Joe Roberts  
A Machen Omnibus 2008-08-21 Arthur Machen Copper Penny Press 978-0-615-19517-9
$49.95?$: US dollar
420
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni Checkmark
Short Ghost and Horror Story Collection 5 2009-08-12 ed. LibriVox LibriVox  
$0.00?$: US dollar
 
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
anth Harry Clarke  
The Angels of Mons 2010-02-04 Arthur Machen Book Jungle 978-1-4385-3646-0
$8.45?$: US dollar
48
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
coll  
Visitants: Stories of Fallen Angels & Heavenly Hosts 2010-11-01 ed. Stephen Jones Ulysses Press 978-1-56975-838-0
$14.95?$: US dollar
viii+
408
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
anth Yasmin Amer Checkmark
Visitants: Stories of Fallen Angels & Heavenly Hosts 2010-11-01 ed. Stephen Jones Ulysses Press 978-1-56975-891-5
$14.95?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
anth Yasmin Amer  
A Machen Omnibus 2011-04-14 Arthur Machen Copper Publishing 978-0-9826590-7-6
$2.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
omni Checkmark
The White People and Other Weird Stories 2011-09-27 Arthur Machen Penguin Books (US) (Penguin Classics) 978-1-101-55268-1
$12.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll Sam Weber  
The White People and Other Weird Stories 2011-12-01 Arthur Machen Penguin Books (Penguin Classics) 978-0-14-310559-6
£9.99?£: UK pound
416
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
coll Sam Weber Checkmark
Arthur Machen: Masters of the Weird Tale 2012-06-12 Arthur Machen Centipede Press (Masters of the Weird Tale) 978-1-61347-004-6
$450.00?$: US dollar
1020
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni  
The Third Ghost Story Megapack: 26 Classic Ghost Stories 2013-04-07 ed. John Gregory Betancourt Wildside Press (Megapack) 978-1-4344-4674-9
$0.99?$: US dollar
540
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
anth Checkmark
The Arthur Machen Megapack 2013-09-28 Arthur Machen Wildside Press (Megapack) 978-1-4344-4284-0
$0.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
Gli angeli di Mons 2014-12-03 Arthur Machen Mattioli 1885 (Experience Light) 978-88-6261-447-4
€9.90?€: Euro
79
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
coll  
A Machen Omnibus 2015-02-07 Arthur Machen Copper Penny Press 978-0-615-23578-3
$29.95?$: US dollar
380
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
omni  
Holy Terrors 2017-00-00 Arthur Machen Tartarus Press 978-1-905784-99-8
£5.95?£: UK pound
[8]+
70
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
coll Checkmark
The White People and Other Weird Stories 2017-01-26 Arthur Machen Penguin Books (Penguin Classics) 978-0-241-30951-3
£5.99?£: UK pound
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
The Great God Pan and Other Horror Stories 2018-01-12 Arthur Machen Oxford University Press (Oxford World's Classics) 978-0-19-254957-0
$9.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
omni  
The Great God Pan and Other Horror Stories 2018-04-01 Arthur Machen Oxford University Press (Oxford World's Classics Hardback Collection) 978-0-19-881316-3
$22.95?$: US dollar
xxxvi+
389
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni  
The Great God Pan and Other Horror Stories 2018-04-01 Arthur Machen Oxford University Press (Oxford World's Classics) 978-0-19-880510-6
£9.99?£: UK pound
xxxvi+
389
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
omni William Henry Bradley  
Lost Souls Short Stories 2018-11-19 ed. uncredited Flame Tree Publishing (Gothic Fantasy) 978-1-78664-805-1
£20.00?£: UK pound
480
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Tales of Horror and the Supernatural 2018-11-22 Arthur Machen Fantasy and Horror Classics 978-1-5287-8528-0
$9.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
Weird Tales (disc 2) 2019-00-00 ed. uncredited        
unknown?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown.
anth  
Ghost Stories: Classic Tales of Horror and Suspense 2019-04-02 ed. Leslie S. Klinger, Lisa Morton Pegasus Books 978-1-64313-020-0
$25.95?$: US dollar
xiv+
256
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Ghost Stories: Classic Tales of Horror and Suspense 2019-04-02 ed. Leslie S. Klinger, Lisa Morton Pegasus Books 978-1-64313-119-1
$22.85?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
anth  
Collected Fiction, Volume 3: 1911-1937 2019-08-07 Arthur Machen Hippocampus Press 978-1-61498-250-0
$25.00?$: US dollar
560
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
coll Matthew Jaffe  
Famous Modern Ghost Stories 2021-01-05 ed. Dorothy Scarborough Open Road Integrated Media 978-1-5040-6487-3
$2.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
anth  
Tales of Horror and the Supernatural: Volume 2 date unknown Arthur Machen Pinnacle Books  
$1.50?$: US dollar
284
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll  
The Mammoth Book of Twentieth-Century Ghost Stories date unknown ed. Peter Haining Carroll & Graf 0-7867-0583-3
$10.95?$: US dollar
xii+
482
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
anth Gordon Crabb  
The White People and Other Stories date unknown Arthur Machen Chaosium (Call of Cthulhu Fiction #6035) 1-56882-172-7
$14.95?$: US dollar
xii+
284
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
omni Harry Fassl Checkmark
The White People and Other Weird Stories date unknown Arthur Machen Penguin Books (US) (Penguin Classics) 978-0-14-310559-6
$16.00?$: US dollar
377
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
coll Sam Weber Checkmark
The White People and Other Weird Stories date unknown Arthur Machen Penguin Books (US) (Penguin Classics) 978-0-14-310559-6
$18.00?$: US dollar
377
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
coll Sam Weber Checkmark
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