King in Yellow (AmazonClassics Edition), The

Product Description What is the terrible secret at the heart of The King in Yellow? The forbidden play’s second act is said to drive all those who read it mad. And the sinister text casts its shadow of dread over Robert W. Chambers’s collection of weird, supernatural stories of the same name. Threaded with elements of fantasy, science fiction, the supernatural, and gothic horror, this cult classic continues to inspire the imagination of artists—from H. P. Lovecraft to the writers of HBO’s True Detective—and delight connoisseurs of the macabre. Revised edition: Previously published as The King in Yellow, this edition of The King in Yellow (AmazonClassics Edition) includes editorial revisions. About the Author Robert William Chambers (1865–1933) was an American artist, novelist, screenwriter, and short story writer, best known for his collection of uncanny tales The King in Yellow. An aspiring artist born in Brooklyn, New York, Chambers enrolled at The Art Students League of New York and continued his education at the École des Beaux-Arts and Académie Julian in Paris, where his work was displayed at the Salon. Upon returning to New York, he found work as a popular illustrator for such magazines as Vogue and Life but devoted the remainder of his career to writing. From 1894 until his death, he penned eight short story collections, six children’s books, and more than seventy novels―three of which he adapted for the screen.