The King in Yellow / The Mystery of Choice (Chambers Robert W.)(Paperback)

The King in Yellow / The Mystery of Choice (Chambers Robert W.)(Paperback)

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

The King in Yellow (Chambers Robert)(Paperback)

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, and the book has

The King in Yellow (Chambers Robert W.)(Paperback)

The King in Yellow is a premier collection of horror fiction consisting of 10 short stories with similar styles or concepts shaped by early mythology. Half the tales highlight an infamous play that's rumored to invoke fear, paranoia and madness within its readers. The first four stories feature a

The King in Yellow: and Other Stories (Chambers Robert W.)(Paperback)

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

The King in Yellow, Deluxe Edition (Chambers Robert W.)(Pevná vazba)

A beautiful gift edition of the supernatural horror cult classic that inspired H.P. Lovecraft and the HBO hit series True Detective The weird tales in this slim volume are all linked by a play, the second act of which reveals truths so terrible and beautiful that it drives all who read it to

Robert the Bruce: King of Scots (Scott Ronald McNair)(Paperback)

Robert the Bruce had himself crowned King of Scots at Scone on a frozen March morning in 1306. After years of struggle, Scotland had been reduced to a vassal state by Edward I of England and its people lived in poverty. On the day he seized the crown Bruce renewed the fight for Scotland's freedom,

Robert the Bruce: King of Scots (Scott G. C.)(Paperback)

Robert the Bruce had himself crowned King of Scots at Scone on a frozen March morning in 1306. After years of struggle, Scotland had been reduced to a vassal state by Edward I of England and its people lived in poverty. On the day he seized the crown Bruce renewed the fight for Scotland's freedom,

The Mystery of the Yellow Room (LeRoux Gaston)(Paperback)

The Mystery of the Yellow Room (1908) is a novel by French writer Gaston Leroux. Originally serialized in L'Illustration from September to November 1907, The Mystery of the Yellow Room marked the first appearance of popular character Joseph Rouletabille, a reporter and part-time sleuth who features

History and Presence (Orsi Robert A.)(Paperback)

A Choice Outstanding Academic Title of the YearBeginning with metaphysical debates in the sixteenth century over the nature of Christ's presence in the host, the distinguished historian and scholar of religion Robert Orsi imagines an alternative to the future of religion that early moderns

Scavenger: A Mystery (Chambers Christopher)(Paperback)

In the lively, but desperate world of D.C.'s underbelly, filled with back-alley deals, gentrification clashes, and unexpected encounters between politicians and bottom-rung natives--all set against a soundscape of patois, street Spanish, and D.C. slang--a Black homeless man must hone his detective

The Emperor's Pearl: A Judge Dee Mystery (Van Gulik Robert)(Paperback)

It all begins on the night of the Poo-yang dragonboat races in 699 A.D.: a drummer in the leading boat collapses, and the body of a beautiful young woman turns up in a deserted country mansion. There, Judge Dee-tribunal magistrate, inquisitor, and public avenger-steps in to investigate the murders

Mystery of the Lord's Supper: Sermons by Robert Bruce (Torrance T. F.)(Paperback)

Robert Bruce preached these sermons on the sacrament in 1589 at Giles Cathedral where he was a successor to John Knox. He gives us a powerful conception through the Lord's supper of the saving work of Jesus Christ. This modern edition has been translated and edited by T. F

Murder in Canton: A Judge Dee Mystery (Van Gulik Robert)(Paperback)

Brought back into print in the 1990s to wide acclaim, re-designed new editions of Robert van Gulik's Judge Dee Mysteries are now available. Written by a Dutch diplomat and scholar during the 1950s and 1960s, these lively and historically accurate mysteries have entertained a devoted following for

The King in Yellow (Culbard I. N. J.)(Paperback)

A masterful adaptation of one of the most important works of American supernatural 'weird' fiction The King in Yellow: a play that brings madness to all who read it. Irresistible and insidious, it lures the reader with its innocence and dooms them with its corruption. In a series of interlinked

Robert Bruce: Our Most Valiant Prince, King and Lord (McNamee Colm)(Paperback)

The life of Robert Bruce is one of the greatest comeback stories in history. Heir and magnate, shrewd politician, briefly 'king of summer' and then a desperate fugitive who nevertheless returned from exile to recover the kingdom he claimed, Bruce became a gifted military leader and a wise

King Arthur: The Mystery Unravelled (Barber Chris)(Paperback)

This book is the culmination of over thirty years of work and research by the author, who is a King Arthur specialist and bestseller.This book is the culmination of over thirty years of work and research by the author, who is a King Arthur specialist and bestseller.The book brings new information

The Divine Miss Marble: A Life of Tennis, Fame, and Mystery (Weintraub Robert)(Paperback)

Robert the Bruce: The King and the Spider (MacPherson Molly)(Paperback)

The legend of Robert the Bruce's inspiring encounter with a tenacious spider, has been adapted into a spectacular children's picture book, with stunning illustrations packed with drama and historical detail and the message of never giving

W. B. Yeats (Yeats W.B.)(Paperback / softback)

In this series, a contemporary poet selects and introduces a poet of the past. By their choice of poems and by the personal and critical reactions they express in their prefaces, the editors offer insights into their own work as well as providing an accessible and passionate introduction to some of

Chambers Murray Latin-English Dictionary (Chambers (Ed ))(Paperback)

First published in 1933, the Chambers Murray Latin-English Dictionary is the standard reference text for all advanced students of

oku: The Inner Chambers, Vol. 3, 3 (Yoshinaga Fumi)(Paperback)

In Eisner-nominated Fumi Yoshinaga's alternative history of Edo-era Japan, the men of Japan are dying out, and the women have taken up the reigns of power--including the shogun's seat In Edo period Japan, a strange new disease called the Redface Pox has begun to prey on the country's men. Within

Archie in the Crosshairs (Goldsborough Robert)(Paperback)

Mystery fans will devour this entry into the classic, wisecracking Nero Wolfe series, in which Wolfe must track down a dangerous gunman--or risk losing his right-hand man Archie Goodwin is chipper as he strolls home from his weekly poker game, money in his pocket and a smile on his lips. He has

In Defense of Anarchism (Wolff Robert Paul)(Paperback)

In Defense of Anarchism is a 1970 book by the philosopher Robert Paul Wolff, in which the author defends individualist anarchism. He argues that individual autonomy and state authority are mutually exclusive and that, as individual autonomy is inalienable, the moral legitimacy of the state

Treasure Island: Your Classics. Your Choices. (Stevenson Robert Louis)(Paperback)

In these literary classics, you make the choices. Readers explore alternative paths, new character developments, shocking new endings, and surprising plot twists, told in the same adventurous voice as Robert Louis Stevenson's original. While readers can follow the original tale of Robert Louis