All Formats & Editions

This fully annotated edition of "The King in Yellow" includes: Author Biography Study guide for chapter analyses Themed discussion questions Reveal a world of cosmic horror and psychological suspense in "The King in Yellow" by Robert W. Chambers. This haunting collection of short... Read Full Overview

Dive into an enigmatic world of mystery, madness, and forbidden knowledge. First published in the US in 1895, Robert W. Chambers' haunting collection of short stories, The King in Yellow , invites readers to explore the thin line between reality and the supernatural...without... Read Full Overview

Robert William Chambers (1865-1933) was an American illustrator and writer, best known for The King in Yellow, his influential and odd collection of ten macabre and French short stories first published in 1895. The title refers to a fictional play featured... Read Full Overview

The King in Yellow is a collection of ten short stories, four them tales of supernatural horror that are connected by the theme of a fictitious drama of the same title. The play within the stories drives those who read it to illness and possible insanity and leaves them in a... Read Full Overview

The King in Yellow by Robert W. Chambers , published in 1895, is a foundational text in weird fiction. This collection of ten short stories is divided into two distinct parts. The first half is interlinked by the theme of a mysterious and malevolent fictional play called "The... Read Full Overview

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,... Read Full Overview

Penguin Weird Fiction: a celebration of the very best of the weird, a store of novels and tales that for generations have delighted and horrified.

The King in Yellow by Robert Chambers, Large Print Edition. Fear the forbidden play which induces despair and madness in those who read its pages. These tales of the macabre dare only hint at its existence without leading you to destruction! Herein lie the secrets of Carcosa... Read Full Overview

Who dares to read The King in Yellow?

A man pursued by a church organist who wants his soul. An artist plagued by repeated sightings of a watchman who looks like a coffin worm. Ghosts, wayward cats, and scientific dabblings with dire consequences. Each... Read Full Overview

The King in Yellow is a collection of ten short stories by the American writer Robert W. Chambers. The book's name comes from a fictional play of the same title which is mentioned within the plot of some of the stories. The King in Yellow , is a forbidden play which induces despair... Read Full Overview

Robert William Chambers (1865-1933) was an American illustrator and writer, best known for The King in Yellow, his influential and odd collection of ten macabre and French short stories first published in 1895. The title refers to a fictional... Read Full Overview