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Robert W. Chambers, Collection Novels
Robert William Chambers (1865 - 1933) was an American artist and fiction writer, best known for his book of short stories entitled The King in Yellow, published in 1895. Despite his effective later abandonment of the weird supernatural tale, Chambers's early works heavily influenced Lovecraft's tales. Chambers had one of the most successful literary careers of his period life, his later novels selling well and a handful achieving best-seller status. Many of his works were also serialized in magazines. In this book: The King in Yellow In Search of the Unknown Who Goes There! The Dark Star The Hidden Children
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Robert W. Chambers: The King in Yellow (English Edition)
A book of stories haunted by a rumor: a play so captivating it unravels the mind. In The King in Yellow, Robert W. Chambers moves from Parisian bohemia to shadowed streets and sickly twilight horizons, where beauty and terror share the same frame. With its iconic imagery and uncanny atmosphere, the collection stands at the origin point of an entire tradition of modern horror and strange fiction. This is the English-language paperback edition of the classic book, following the 1895 text. Robert W. Chambers. The King in Yellow. First published: Chatto and Windus, London 1895. This edition follows the text of the first edition. Neuausgabe, LIWI Literatur- und Wissenschaftsverlag, Göttingen 2025.
The Fighting Chance by Robert W. Chambers, Fiction, Classics
From chapter III "Imprudence": The breeze-blown conversation became fragmentary, veering as capriciously as the purple wind-flaws that spread across the shoals. But always to her question or comment she found in his response the charm of freshness, of quick intelligence, or of a humorous and idle perversity which stimulates without demanding.
The Essential Robert W. Chambers Collection
The Essential Robert W. Chambers Collection of books in one book: Table Of Contents AILSA PAIGE ATHALIE BARBARIANS Between Friends COMMON LAW THE DANGER MARK THE DARK STAR The Fighting Chance THE FIRING LINE The Flaming Jewel The Hidden Children IN SEARCH OF THE UNKNOWN IN SECRET In the Quarter THE KING IN YELLOW LORRAINE THE MAIDS OF PARADISE The Reckoning THE TRACER OF LOST PERSONS The YOUNGER SET
The Robert Chambers Collection: Volume I. the King in Yellow and Other Works
Robert W. Chambers is enjoying a revival with his ideas being used in "True Detective" and other screen productions. This collection contains works that were originally published in three volumes: the collections "The King in Yellow" and "The Mystery of Choice" and the full length novel "In Search of the Unknown." The complete contents are: THE KING IN YELLOW, (The Repairer Of Reputations, The Mask, In The Court Of The Dragon, The Yellow Sign, The Demoiselle d'Ys, The Prophets' Paradise, The Street Of The Four Winds, The Street Of The First Shell, The Street Of Our Lady Of The Fields, Rue Barree), THE MYSTERY OF CHOICE, (Introduction, The Purple Emperor, Pompe Funebre, The Messenger, The White Shadow, Passeur, The Key To Grief, A Matter Of Interest, Envoi), IN SEARCH OF THE UNKNOWN.
In Secret
This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide.
The King in Yellow
In Robert W. Chambers' seminal work, "The King in Yellow," the reader is introduced to a haunting collection of short stories that blend decadence, horror, and the supernatural. Emanating from the fin-de-siècle literary style, Chambers weaves a tapestry of existential dread and psychological turmoil, embedded within an imaginative framework. Central to these tales is a fictional play that drives its readers to madness, serving as a metaphor for the perils of forbidden knowledge. The interplay between art, obsession, and despair resonates through the intricate prose and vivid imagery, establishing the text as a precursor to the coming wave of modernist literature and influencing the darke...
The Green Mouse by Robert W. Chambers, Fiction
He had never earned a penny; he had not the vaguest idea of how people made money. To do something, however, was absolutely necessary.
The King in Yellow (1895) by
Robert William Chambers (May 26, 1865 - December 16, 1933) was an American artist and fiction writer, best known for his book of short stories entitled The King in Yellow, published in 1895.The King in Yellow is a book of mysteries and supernatural stories by American writer Robert W. Chambers. The stories inspired production of the new hit HBO series True Detective. There are ten stories, the first four of which, The Repairer of Reputations, The Mask, In the Court of the Dragon, and The Yellow Sign, mention The King in Yellow, a forbidden play which induces despair or madness in those who read it.
