Project Gutenberg 2004-11-14 Public domain in the USA. 191 Machen, Arthur 1863 1947 The Angels of Mons: The Bowmen and Other Legends of the War Reading ease score: 76.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. The bowmen -- The soldiers' rest -- The monstrance -- The dazzling light -- The bowmen and other noble ghosts, by "The Londoner." E-text prepared by Tom Harris "The Angels of Mons: The Bowmen and Other Legends of the War" by Arthur Machen is a collection of short stories written during the early 20th century, specifically in 1915, amidst the backdrop of World War I. The collection primarily reflects on themes of spirituality and legend in the context of war, notably surrounding the fabled intervention of supernatural beings in battle, exploring the intersection of human experience and the mystical. The book comprises several interconnected tales, with "The Bowmen" being the most prominent. It narrates a tense moment during the British retreat at Mons, where British soldiers, facing overwhelming odds, purportedly receive aid from the ghostly figures of long-dead archers, led by St. George. Inspired by a soldier's invocation for divine assistance, these spectral bowmen unleash a hail of arrows upon the advancing Germans, turning the tide of battle. The other stories in the collection evoke similar themes of transcendence and the interplay between reality and myth, capturing the psychological state of those ensnared in war. Overall, Machen's work reflects on the collective human desire for hope and divine intervention amid the horrors of conflict, showcasing how legends can take root even in the direst situations. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en World War, 1914-1918 -- Fiction War stories, English Supernatural -- Fiction Paranormal fiction PR Text World War I Browsing: History - Warfare Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 93588 93525 2024-10-06T11:02:35.685378 2023-10-06T11:34:24.515321 text/html text/html 93581 93518 2024-10-06T11:02:35.910374 2023-10-06T11:34:24.656314 text/html text/html 130750 2024-10-06T11:02:42.095399 application/epub+zip 129684 2024-10-06T11:02:39.455338 application/epub+zip 90341 2024-10-06T11:02:38.188359 application/epub+zip 319180 2024-10-06T11:02:43.929342 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 310784 2024-10-06T11:02:41.311350 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 181036 2022-09-07T14:16:49.983013 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 81244 81232 2024-10-06T11:02:35.372362 2023-10-06T11:34:24.358306 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 80928 2020-12-18T15:46:32 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 32364 2020-12-18T15:46:32 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 80942 2020-12-18T15:46:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 32360 2020-12-18T15:46:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22083 2024-10-06T11:02:44.058312 application/rdf+xml 22953 2024-10-06T11:02:38.746354 image/jpeg 4803 2024-10-06T11:02:38.459345 image/jpeg 129280 2024-10-06T11:02:35.920367 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia