{"product_id":"the-king-in-yellow-the-mystery-of-choice-paperback","title":"The King in Yellow \/ The Mystery of Choice - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobert W. Chambers\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eStefan Dziemianowicz\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTHE KING IN YELLOW\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRobert W. Chambers was influenced by Ambrose Bierce and hailed by H. P. Lovecraft. He inspired such authors as Clark Ashton Smith, A. Merritt and Sax Rohmer. His works have been anthologized over the years in horror collections and his stories praised by such editors as Lin Carter, Hugh Lamb, Sam Moskowitz and Stephen Jones. Inspired by the Decadents, Chambers wrote about poisonings of the soul--taintings of the spirit--generating what Lovecraft referred to as \"cosmic fear.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIt started with \u003cem\u003eThe King in Yellow\u003c\/em\u003e, a collection of vaguely connected stories tied together by a forbidden book, the reading of which induces madness in its readers. Written in 1895 while the author was a young artist in Paris, these stories exude a true Gothic sense, steeped in darkness and decay.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTHE MYSTERY OF CHOICE\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Mystery of Choice\u003c\/em\u003e from 1897 collects further tales of suspense and unease, also loosely connected by its characters and mood. But unlike the foreboding gloom that pervades the stories of \u003cem\u003eThe King in Yellow\u003c\/em\u003e, the supernatural tales in \u003cem\u003eThe Mystery of Choice\u003c\/em\u003e are lighter in tone, set more in the outside world--the world of nature--and offer an interesting contrast to the earlier collection.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis volume forms part one of \"The Complete Weird Fiction of Robert W. Chambers.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 246\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.52 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 13, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52022626287917,"sku":"9781933586779","price":22.23,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/the-king-in-yellow-the-mystery-of-choice-paperback-6516294.webp?v=1777432387","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/the-king-in-yellow-the-mystery-of-choice-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}