The King in Yellow
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
The King in Yellow
By (Author) Eric J. Guignard
Edited by Leslie S. Klinger
By (author) Robert W Chambers
Sourcebooks, Inc
Poisoned Pen Press
3rd August 2021
United States
Classifications
General
Fiction
FIC
Physical Properties
Paperback
256
Width 140mm, Height 216mm, Spine 18mm
273g
Description
The King in Yellow is a book of short stories by American writer Robert W. Chambers, first published in 1895. The book is named after a 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 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 Bio
ROBERT W. CHAMBERS was an American novelist and short story writer. His most famous, and perhaps most meritorious effort is The King in Yellow, a collection of Art Nouveau short stories published in 1895. E. F. Bleiler described The King in Yellow as one of the most important works of American supernatural fiction.
