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The King in Yellow

by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers

Author: Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers Language: English Project Gutenberg #8492

About this book

"The King in Yellow" by Robert W. Chambers is a collection of short stories published in 1895. The book opens with supernatural horror tales connected by a forbidden play that drives readers to madness. A mysterious entity called the King in Yellow, an eerie Yellow Sign, and the cursed play itself haunt the first four stories, set in a future 1920s America and Paris. The collection gradually shifts tone, ending with romantic tales, but the opening horror stories have earned acclaim as classics of weird fiction. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Topics

Horror tales, American Short stories, American United States -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction

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