“The ambition of Caesar and of Napoleon pales before that which could not rest until it had seized the minds of men and controlled even their unborn thoughts," said Mr. Wilde. "You are speaking of the King in Yellow," I… — Robert W. Chambers Copy Share Image
“Unsavoury as it is below, there is cheerfulness, and comfort, and hard, honest work above. ("In The Court Of The Dragon")” — Robert W. Chambers Copy Share
“He had no ears. The artificial ones, which now stood out at an angle from the fine wire, were his one weakness. They were… — Robert W. Chambers Copy Share
“A spring sun was shining on the rue St. Honore, as I ran down the church steps. On one corner stood a barrow full… — Robert W. Chambers Copy Share
“The ambition of Caesar and of Napoleon pales before that which could not rest until it had seized the minds of men and controlled… — Robert W. Chambers Copy Share
“Let the red dawn surmise What we shall do, When this blue starlight dies And all is through.” (The Yellow Sign)” — Robert W. Chambers Copy Share
“It is possible that his curiosity was piqued, for with the exception of a hen-turkey, a boy of nineteen is the most openly curious… — Robert W. Chambers Copy Share
“for I knew that the King in Yellow had opened his tattered mantle and there was only God to cry to now.” — Robert W. Chambers Copy Share
“Why should the Mass of Sainte Cécile bend my thoughts wandering among caverns whose walls blaze with ragged masses of virgin silver? What was… — Robert W. Chambers Copy Share
“The people faded away, the arches, the vaulted roof vanished. I raised my seared eyes to the fathomless glare; and I saw the black… — Robert W. Chambers Copy Share
“It is well known how the book spread like an infectious disease, from city to city, from continent to continent, barred out here, confiscated… — Robert W. Chambers Copy Share
“As it recurred again and again, it set me thinking of what my architect's books say about the custom in early times to consecrate… — Robert W. Chambers Copy Share
Strange is the night where black stars rise, And strange moons circle through the skies — Robert W. Chambers Copy Share
“I do not deny that he was eccentric; the mania he had for keeping that cat and teasing her until she flew at his… — Robert W. Chambers Copy Share
