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  • The King in Yellow

    by Robert W. Chambers ...
    The collection is named after a fictional play mentioned throughout the stories called "The King in Yellow." It is said that anyone who reads or watches the play is driven to madness and despair. The stories themselves are interconnected by thematic elements, often revolving around the themes of art, madness, and the supernatural."The King in Yellow" consists of ten stories, including the most ... Read more

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  • The King in Yellow

    by Robert W. Chambers ...
    “The ambition of Caesar and of Napoleon pales before that which could not rest until it had seized the minds of men and controlled even their unborn thoughts...”Perfect for fans of H.P. Lovecraft. In Chambers' influential work of weird and unnerving Victorian-gothic horror, ten interconnected stories reveal the horrors that come to anyone who reads a word of the cursed fictitious play, The King in ... Read more

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  • In Search of the Unknown

    by Robert W. Chambers ...
    "In Search of the Unknown" is a collection of short stories that explore themes of mystery, adventure, and the supernatural. The stories often involve characters who embark on quests to uncover hidden truths or investigate strange phenomena. Chambers' writing style blends elements of horror, romance, and adventure, creating a sense of intrigue and suspense throughout the narrative.While not as ... Read more

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  • The Slayer of Souls

    by Robert W. Chambers ...
    The story centers around the character of Tressa Norne, a young woman who has escaped from a cult of Eastern sorcerers known as the Yezidee. The Yezidee are portrayed as practitioners of dark magic with plans to unleash chaos and destruction upon the Western world. Tressa, who was trained in their dark arts but retains her moral integrity, becomes a pivotal figure in the fight against these ... Read more

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  • The King in Yellow

    Enriched edition. Weird & Supernatural Tales

    by Robert W. Chambers, Miles Stokes ...
    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 ... Read more

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  • The King in Yellow, Deluxe Edition

    An early classic of the weird fiction genre

    by Robert W. Chambers ...
    A beautiful gift edition of the cult classic work of weird fiction and supernatural horror, which inspired H.P. Lovecraft and the first season of HBO’s True DetectiveThe weird tales in this slim volume are all linked by a play, the second act of which reveals truths so terrible and beautiful that it drives all who read it to despair: The King in Yellow.I cannot forget Carcosa where black stars ... Read more

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  • The King in Yellow

    by Robert W. Chambers ...
    "The King in Yellow" by Robert W. Chambers is a collection of short stories written in the late 19th century. This work weaves together themes of madness, decay, and the supernatural, often revolving around a mysterious play that drives its readers to madness. The stories explore the lives of various characters, including the ambitious Hildred Castaigne, who becomes entangled with the dark ... Read more

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  • The King in Yellow (Summarized Edition)

    Enriched edition. Decadent tales of Carcosa, forbidden plays, and fin-de-siècle artists—from Paris salons to Gilded Age New York and a shattered America

    by Robert W. Chambers, Yarrow Marsh, Yarrow Marsh ...
    The King in Yellow (1895) assembles interlinked tales orbiting a banned play whose lines derange readers and stain reality. From the prophetic dystopia of 'The Repairer of Reputations' to 'The Mask,' 'In the Court of the Dragon,' and 'The Yellow Sign,' Chambers blends fin-de-siècle decadence, symbolist imagery, and nascent weird fiction. Borrowing Carcosa and Hastur from Bierce, he crafts ... Read more

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  • The King in Yellow (Illustrated)

    by Robert W. Chambers ...
    The King in Yellow is a classic collection of short stories which has been described by critics such as E. F. Bleiler as a highly influential work in the field of the supernatural. The first four tales -- 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. ... Read more

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  • In Search of the Unknown

    by Robert W. Chambers ...
    Because it all seems so improbable-so horribly impossible to me now, sitting here safe and sane in my own library-I hesitate to record an episode which already appears to me less horrible than grotesque. Yet, unless this story is written now, I know I shall never have the courage to tell the truth about the matter-not from fear of ridicule, but because I myself shall soon cease to credit what I ... Read more

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  • In Search of the Unknown -

    by Robert W. Chambers ...
    Chambers' early novel explores the mysteries of the unknown. "Very genuine, though not without the typical mannered extravagance of the eighteen-nineties, is the strain of horror in the early work of Robert W. Chambers . . . One cannot help regretting that he did not further develop a vein in which he could so easily have become a recognised master." -- H.P. Lovecraft. (Includes a brief ... Read more

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  • The Slayer of Souls

    by Robert W. Chambers ...
    Only when the Nan-yang Maru sailed from Yuen-San did her terrible sense of foreboding begin to subside.For four years, waking or sleeping, the awful subconsciousness of supreme evil had never left her.But now, as the Korean shore, receding into darkness, grew dimmer and dimmer, fear subsided and grew vague as the half-forgotten memory of horror in a dream.She stood near the steamer's stern apart ... Read more

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