Song of my soul, my voice is dead;// Die thou, unsung, as tears unshed// Shall dry and die in// Lost Carcosa.//
With this song, taken from the fictitious drama of "The King in Yellow", the collection of early horror stories by the same title opens. The first four stories are connected by the theme of this fictitious drama which drives those wo read it insane as well as by a mysterious and malevolent supernatural also entity known as "The King in Yellow". The other stories in the book do not follow the macabre theme of the first four, and most are written in the romantic fiction style which...
Song of my soul, my voice is dead;// Die thou, unsung, as tears unshed// Shall dry and die in// Lost Carcosa.//
Originally published in 1895, this is a classic work of gothic horror written by Robert W. Chambers. This title has received immense attention in 2014 based off of it's connection to a hit television show. From Wikipedia: The King in Yellow is a book of short stories by Robert W. Chambers, first published by F. Tennyson Neely in 1895. 1] The book is named after a fictional play with the same title which recurs as a motif through some of the stories. 2] The first half of the book features highly esteemed weird stories, and the book is described by S.T. Joshi as a classic in the field of the...
Originally published in 1895, this is a classic work of gothic horror written by Robert W. Chambers. This title has received immense attention in 2014...
The King in Yellow is a classic collection of outstanding horror fiction by Robert W. Chambers. Some of the tales include references to a play known as "The King in Yellow" which has given the fictitious play a spot on the I Wish This Were Real bookshelf with The Necronomicon, among others. No true fan of horror should be without a copy of this collection.
This Large Print Edition is presented in easy-to-read 16 point type.
The King in Yellow is a classic collection of outstanding horror fiction by Robert W. Chambers. Some of the tales include references to a play known a...
The fall from my horse had fortunately left no evil results; on the contrary it had changed my whole character for the better. From a lazy young man about town, I had become active, energetic, temperate, and above all-oh, above all else-ambitious. There was only one thing which troubled me, I laughed at my own uneasiness, and yet it troubled me.
The fall from my horse had fortunately left no evil results; on the contrary it had changed my whole character for the better. From a lazy young man a...
Suddenly the ancient continent disappeared, washed out by a wave against the sky; and with it vanished the last shreds of that accursed nightmare which had possessed her for four endless years. But whether during those unreal years her soul had only been held in bondage, or whether, as she had been taught, it had been irrevocably destroyed, she still remained uncertain, knowing nothing about the death of souls or how it was accomplished.
Suddenly the ancient continent disappeared, washed out by a wave against the sky; and with it vanished the last shreds of that accursed nightmare whic...
