The Great Return

<p><strong>In a quiet Welsh valley an impossible presence descends. The world is about to be remade by the light of the Grail.</strong></p><p><strong><em>The Great Return</em></strong> is a unique and deeply spiritual novella by <strong>Arthur Machen</strong> standing apart from his usual tales of dark paganism by focusing on a sudden overwhelming infusion of the divine into the modern world.</p><p>The story begins with rumors and strange occurrences in a secluded Welsh village: reports of impossible music brilliant celestial light and a palpable sense of <strong>joy and spiritual ecstasy</strong> descending upon the inhabitants. The narrative follows a writer and others who investigate these phenomena seeking a rational explanation.</p><p><strong><em>The Great Return</em></strong> is a mystical masterpiece a celebration of the enduring power of ancient Christian and Celtic myths and a profound statement on Machen's belief in a hidden beautiful reality waiting to break through the veil of the modern cynical world.</p>