Books with title The King In Yellow

The King in Yellow is a fascinating, almost two-faced work. The first half consists of five legendary weird tales, loosely tied together by a fictional play—the eponymous King in Yellow—that drives those who read it mad. Celebrated by authors like H. P. Lovecraft and Lin Carter, these stories are classic tales of madness, despair, and strange happenings.With the fifth tale the reader finds a sort of palate-cleansing collection of short prose-poems leading into the last four stories, which take a sharp turn away from the weird and into the romantic. The concluding tales are set in the Parisian art world.In modern times The King in Yellow enjoys a reputation largely due to the strength of its first half of macabre tales, but by no means does that make the second half less enjoyable. Both halves are written in a quick, light prose style that demonstrates why Chambers was a best-seller in his day.This new annotated edition includes several never-before-seen features, like:•The original editor’s preface that accompanied the original printing.•Easily navigable Table of Contents.

"Strange is the night where black stars rise,And strange moons circle through skiesbut stranger still isLost Carcosa..."The King in Yellow is a collection of Art Nouveau short stories, which includes several famous "weird" short stories, all of which are connected by the theme of a fictitious drama involving a mysterious book called "The King In Yellow." It is said to have the ability to morally corrupt or spiritually destroy those who read it. The second premise of the book is that "The King in Yellow" actually exists somewhere beyond the stars and an imperial dynasty has established itself on our planet; originating from the alien city "Carcosa," found amongst the stars in the Taurus constellation; the original domain of "The King in Yellow," whose unseen terrible influence on Human life is more pervasive than anyone can imagine.Genre: Supernatural, Short story, Horror, Speculative fictionThe King in Yellow was described as one of the most important works of American supernatural fiction by editor and bibliographer, E. F. Bleiler. It was also strongly admired by H.P. Lovecraft and his circle.Highlights of this edition are:• 10 illustrations.• A free web link to an audio file to listen to the whole book.• It is formatted for ease of use and enjoyment on your Kindle reader.• An active (easy to use) Table of Contents listing every chapter accessible from the Kindle "go to" feature.• Perfect formatting in rich text compatible with Kindle's Text-to-Speech features.• Plus About the Author Section.This book is unabridged, and appears as it was first intended.

*This Book is annotated (it contains a detailed biography of the author). *An active Table of Contents has been added by the publisher for a better customer experience. *This book has been checked and corrected for spelling errors. The King in Yellow is a book of short stories by American writer Robert W. Chambers, first published by F. Tennyson Neely in 1895. The book is named after a fictional play with the same title which recurs as a motif through some of the stories. The first half of the book features highly esteemed weird stories, and the book has been described by critics such as E. F. Bleiler, S. T. Joshi and T. E. D. Klein as a classic in the field of the supernatural. 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. "The Yellow Sign" inspired a film of the same name released in 2001.ContentsThe 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 Barrée.

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“Books are the blessed chloroform of the mind.” ― Robert W. Chambers, The King in YellowThe King in Yellow is a book of short stories by American writer Robert W. Chambers, first published by F. Tennyson Neely in 1895.The book is named after a fictional play with the same title which recurs as a motif through some of the stories.The first half of the book features highly esteemed weird stories, and the book has been described by critics such as E. F. Bleiler, S. T. Joshi and T. E. D. Klein as a classic in the field of the supernatural.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. "The Yellow Sign" inspired a film of the same name released in 2001.● Author Biography● 10 Beautifully Illustrated Quotes● Active Table of Contents ● Well Kindle Formatting

The King in Yellow is a book of short stories by American writer Robert W. Chambers, first published by F. Tennyson Neely in 1895.The book is named after a fictional play with the same title which recurs as a motif through some of the stories.•This e-book publication is unique which includes detailed biography.•A new table of contents has been included by the publisher. •This edition has been corrected for spelling and grammatical errors.

The King in Yellow is a collection of short stories written by Robert W. Chambers and published in 1895. The stories could be categorized as early horror fiction or Victorian Gothic fiction, but the work also touches on mythology, fantasy, mystery, science fiction and romance. The first four stories in the collection involve an imaginary two-act play of the same title.