King in Yellow (part 1), The

By Chambers, Robert W.

Book Id: WPLBN0002952180
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File Size: 133.51 MB
Reproduction Date: 2006

Title:	King in Yellow (part 1), The
Author:	Chambers, Robert W.
Volume:
Language:	English
Subject:	Fiction, Horror/Ghost stories, Mystery
Collections:	Audio Books Collection, King in Yellow (part 1), The
Historic Publication Date:	1895
Publisher:	LibriVox Audio Books


Citation APA MLA Chicago W. Chamber, B. R. (1895). King in Yellow (part 1), The. Retrieved from http://gutenberg.us/

Description
Robert W. Chambers (1865-1933) studied art in Paris in the late 80's and early 90's, where his work was displayed at the Salon. However, shortly after returning to America, he decided to spend his time in writing. He became popular as the writer of a number of romantic novels, but is now best known as the author of The King In Yellow. This is a collection of the first half of this work of short stories which have an eerie, other-worldly feel to it; but the stories in the second half are essentially love stories, strongly coloured by the author's life as an artist in France. Only the first half of the collection of stories is presented here: the earlier stories are all coloured by the background presence of a play, The King In Yellow itself, which corrupts those who read it, and opens them to horrible experiences and to visions of a ghastly other world, lit by dark stars and distorted skies. This half of the collection is completed by a few very short pieces and two rather strange and beautiful stories of love and time, loneliness and death. (summary by Peter Yearsley)

Summary
Electronic recorded live performance of a reading

Excerpt
Horror/Ghost stories, Mystery, Short stories