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The Angels of Mons

by Arthur MACHEN (1863 - 1947)

Introduction

The Angels of Mons is a popular legend about a group of angels who supposedly protected members of the British army in the Battle of Mons at the outset of World War I. The story is fictitious, developed through a combination of a patriotic short story by Arthur Machen, rumours, mass hysteria and urban legend, claimed visions after the battle and also possibly deliberately seeded propaganda. (Summary by Wikipedia)

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Listen next episodes of The Angels of Mons:
The Bowmen; The Soldiers' Rest; The Monstrance , The Dazzling Light; The Bowmen and Other Noble Ghosts; Postscript