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  • The King in Yellow (Heathen Edition)
    Robert W. Chambers / Robert WChambers
    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 in four of the stories, and to a mysterious and malevolent supernatural entity within that play who may very well exist out...
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    13,85 €

  • The King in Yellow
    Robert W. Chambers
    The King in Yellow has gone virtually unread for most of the past century. The first half of the book is made up of four supernatural weird tales that are unrelated to one another except by one strange link: a fictional play, also called The King in Yellow, which drives anyone who reads it past the first act completely insane. 3 ...
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    8,29 €

  • An Expository Outline of the ’vestiges of the Natural History of Creation’, [By R. Chambers] With a Notice of the Author’s ’explanations’
    Robert Chambers
    This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important ...
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    19,75 €

  • The King in Yellow
    Robert William Chambers
    The book is named after a fictional 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 is described by S.T. Joshi as a classic in the field of the supernatural. There are 10 stories, the first four of which, ''The Repairer of Reputations'', ''The Mask'', ''In the Court of ...
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    19,30 €

  • A Debt I Cannot Pay
    Robert S. Chambers
    You are special because God created you that way!A Debt I Cannot Pay is an inspiring and insightful spiritual guidebook and biblical commentary that focuses on the deep and abiding relationship God has with us, His children, and how He gave so much in His son in order for us to be with Him forever without sin and for eternity.By highlighting the way for truth to transform our l...
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    14,93 €

  • A Debt I Cannot Pay
    Robert S. Chambers
    You are special because God created you that way!A Debt I Cannot Pay is an inspiring and insightful spiritual guidebook and biblical commentary that focuses on the deep and abiding relationship God has with us, His children, and how He gave so much in His son in order for us to be with Him forever without sin and for eternity.By highlighting the way for truth to transform our l...
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    38,21 €

  • The King in Yellow
    Robert W. Chambers / Robert WChambers
    A collection of short stories that all seem to have different topics and characters but that seem to revolve around one concept, a mysterious play, The King in Yellow. Like the Cthulhu Mythos, that Chambers is considered to be part of, the stories herein are all connected by a central motif, not only of the play itself but on the human condition and in the inevitable coming of ...
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    23,77 €

  • The Slayer of Souls
    Robert W Chambers
    Tressa Norne is an American girl living in China. After her life was spared during a revolution in the area, Tressa finds herself taken as a slave and forced to serve Erlik, a demon-god, and his cult. Tressa finally escapes to America knowing that a worldwide organization of murderous black magicians, made up of Yezidees and Hassani, are plotting to take over and enslave the wo...
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    45,47 €

  • The Slayer of Souls / The Maker of Moons
    Robert W. Chambers
      THE SLAYER OF SOULS   It is the year 1920.  A dedicated group of Mongol Yezidees are plotting to overthrow the governments of the world.  Led by the evil sorcerer Prince Sanang, the Slayer of Souls, their ultimate aim is the triumph of evil.  The only person who stands between their dark design and world chaos is a young woman named Tressa Norne.  An American orphaned in M...
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    14,08 €

  • The King in Yellow / The Mystery of Choice
    Robert W. Chambers
    THE KING IN YELLOW   Robert 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, Ch...
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    14,44 €

  • The King in Yellow
    Robert W Chambers
    I remembered Camilla’s agonized scream and the awful words echoing through the dim streets of Carcosa. They were the last lines in the first act, and I dared not think of what followed—dared not, even in the spring sunshine, there in my own room, surrounded with familiar objects, reassured by the bustle from the street and the voices of the servants in the hallway outside. For ...
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    11,55 €

  • History of the Rebellions in Scotland, Under the Marquis of Montrose, and Others, From 1638 Till 1660; Volume 2
    Robert Chambers
    This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important ...
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    36,17 €

  • Domestic Annals of Scotland, From the Reformation to the Revolution; Volume 2
    Robert Chambers
    This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important ...
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    39,90 €

  • The Moral Class-Book
    Robert Chambers
    This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important ...
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    32,29 €

  • JAPONETTE
    Robert W. Chambers / Zhuolun Shih / 施卓倫
    原著描述美國紐約某公司破產倒閉，其唯一繼承人埃傑頓從國外倉促趕回老家祖屋，在此邂逅相遇其二位美貌的遠房表妹戴安娜和雪薇脫。女主角戴安娜也謂稱吉卜蒂，一開始就表現出非凡的魅力。故事由此展開，他們三位都身無分文，萍水相逢，為生活所迫，被外鄉來紐約發展的富豪雷維特先生看中，受聘入其宅第，為他家庭做對外交際服務。期間，既有戴安娜不滿埃傑頓從事這類侍候工作，費盡心機激勵埃傑頓重振旗鼓，繼承恢復先輩事業的舍己為他精神，和埃傑頓幡然醒悟、走上正路的過程；又有他們二人之間複雜曲折的愛情交織。同時也穿插了雪薇脫和雷維特先生兒子，以及雷維特女兒和埃傑頓好友的愛情故事。書中描寫各種人物的心理活動,絲絲入扣、入木三分、生動細膩，顯示出作者的獨特風格。本書對100年前美國紐約的社會風貌，道德標準，人們的思維方式，風俗習慣都有真實反映。在某種程度上與中國近十多年來經濟迅猛發展的...
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    17,74 €

  • The Robert Chambers Collection
    Robert W Chambers
    Robert W. Chambers is enjoying a revival with his ideas being used in 'True Detective' and other screen productions. This collection contains works that were originally published in three volumes: the collections 'The King in Yellow' and 'The Mystery of Choice' and the full length novel 'In Search of the Unknown'.The complete contents are: THE KING IN YELLOW, (The Repairer Of ...
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    30,32 €

  • The Yellow Sign and Others
    Robert W. Chambers / Robert WChambers
    The Yellow Sign by Robert W. Chambers.When I first saw the watchman his back was toward me. I looked at him indifferently until he went into the church. Late in the afternoon, the day being warm, I raised the window again and leaned out to get a sniff of air. A man was standing in the courtyard of the church, and I noticed him again with as little interest as I had that morning...
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    6,00 €

  • The King in Yellow
    Ambrose Bierce / H. P. Lovecraft / HPLovecraft / Robert W. Chambers / Robert WChambers
    The King in Yellow - recently featured in HBO’s hit series True Detective - is a classic collection of 10 short stories, the reading of which will curse one to a terrible fate. You have been warned! This edition features an introduction by H.P. Lovecraft. As an added bonus, it also includes 'An Inhabitant of Carcosa,' by Ambrose Bierce, another related story. H.P. Lovecraft wro...
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    23,77 €

  • The King in Yellow
    Robert W Chambers / Robert WChambers
    A milestone of American supernatural fiction, The King in Yellow created a sensation upon its 1895 publication. Since then, it has markedly influenced writers in the genre, most famously, H. P. Lovecraft. Author Robert W. Chambers has been hailed as a writer of remarkable imaginative powers and the historic link between Edgar Allan Poe and Stephen King. This edition features th...
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    52,68 €

  • The Purple Emperor (Cryptofiction Classics - Weird Tales of Strange Creatures)
    Robert W. Chambers / Robert WChambers
    This early work by Robert W. Chambers was originally published in 1897 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography as part of our Cryptofiction Classics series. ’The Purple Emperor’ is a short story about rival butterfly collectors. Robert William Chambers was born in Brooklyn, New York, USA in 1865. His mother was a direct descendant of Roger William...
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    13,64 €

  • The Messenger (Cryptofiction Classics - Weird Tales of Strange Creatures)
    Robert W. Chambers / Robert WChambers
    This early work by Robert W. Chambers was originally published in 1897 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography as part of our Cryptofiction Classics series. ’The Messenger’ is a short story set on the coast of Brittany where a hoard of skulls are found buried. Robert William Chambers was born in Brooklyn, New York, USA in 1865. His mother was a di...
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    16,42 €

  • The Man at the Next Table (Cryptofiction Classics)
    Robert W. Chambers / Robert WChambers
    This early work by Robert W. Chambers was originally published in 1896 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography as part of our Cryptofiction Classics series. ’The Man at the Next Table’ is a short story about a cat with an unusual identity. Robert William Chambers was born in Brooklyn, New York, USA in 1865. His mother was a direct descendant of Ro...
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    15,08 €

  • The King in Yellow
    Robert W. Chambers / Robert WChambers
    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 mysteri...
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    22,67 €

  • 2 Detectives
    Robert Barr / Robert W. Chambers / Robert WChambers
    This volume of 2 Detectives brings together two detectives from the lighter side of mystery fiction. The Eugène Valmont stories are a satire on the differences between the French and English legal systems, while still offering some intriguing mysteries. Mr. Keen is known as the Tracer of Lost Persons, and the stories here are distinctly of the humorous romance variety. ...
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    27,01 €

  • The Laughing Girl
    Robert W. Chambers / Robert WChambers
    Robert William Chambers (1865-1933), American artist and writer, produced popular work in the genres of weird fiction, historical fiction, and romance. He is known best for 'The King in Yellow.' ...
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    18,17 €

  • The King in Yellow
    Robert W. Chambers / Robert WChambers
    The King in Yellow is a collection of short stories written by Robert W. Chambers and published in 1895. The stories could be categorized as early horror fiction or Victorian Gothic fiction, but the work also touches on mythology, fantasy, mystery, science fiction and romance. The first four stories in the collection involve an imaginary two-act play of the same title. ...
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    11,67 €

  • The Collected Supernatural and Weird Fiction of Robert W. Chambers
    Robert W. Chambers / Robert WChambers
    The third chilling collection of the author’s weird and supernatural fictionRobert W. Chambers most famous and most highly regarded work is undoubtedly, ’The King in Yellow’-a collection of stories held by the common theme of a drama of the same title which drives those who read it to insanity. It is widely accepted that this work is one of the most important in the whole libra...
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    26,88 €

  • The Collected Supernatural and Weird Fiction of Robert W. Chambers
    Robert W. Chambers / Robert WChambers
    The third chilling collection of the author’s weird and supernatural fictionRobert W. Chambers most famous and most highly regarded work is undoubtedly, ’The King in Yellow’-a collection of stories held by the common theme of a drama of the same title which drives those who read it to insanity. It is widely accepted that this work is one of the most important in the whole libra...
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    40,44 €

  • The Collected Supernatural and Weird Fiction of Robert W. Chambers
    Robert W. Chambers / Robert WChambers
    The final unsettling collection of the author’s weird and supernatural fictionRobert W. Chambers most famous and most highly regarded work is undoubtedly, ’The King in Yellow’-a collection of stories held by the common theme of a drama of the same title which drives those who read it to insanity. It is widely accepted that this work is one of the most important in the whole lib...
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    26,77 €

  • The Collected Supernatural and Weird Fiction of Robert W. Chambers
    Robert W. Chambers / Robert WChambers
    The final unsettling collection of the author’s weird and supernatural fictionRobert W. Chambers most famous and most highly regarded work is undoubtedly, ’The King in Yellow’-a collection of stories held by the common theme of a drama of the same title which drives those who read it to insanity. It is widely accepted that this work is one of the most important in the whole lib...
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    40,32 €


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