The Three Impostors

The Three Impostors; or, The Transmutations is an episodic horror novel by British writer Arthur Machen<br/>The novel comprises several weird tales and culminates in a denouement of deadly horror, connected with a secret society devoted to debauched pagan rites. The three impostors of the title are members of this society who weave a web of deception in the streets of London—relating the aforementioned weird tales in the process—as they search for a missing Roman coin commemorating an infamous orgy by the Emperor Tiberius and close in on their prey: "the young man with spectacles".<br/><br/>Contents Prologue Adventure of the Gold Tiberius The Encounter of the Pavement Novel of the Dark Valley Adventure of the Missing Brother Novel of the Black Seal Incident of the Private Bar The Decorative Imagination Novel of the Iron Maid The Recluse of Bayswater Novel of the White Powder Strange Occurrence in Clerkenwell History of the Young Man with Spectacles Adventure of the Deserted Residence