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 the Dragon" and "The Yellow Sign", mention The King in Yellow, a forbidden play which induces despair or madness in tho...

In "Ploughman of the Moon," Robert William Service crafts a poignant exploration of life's universal struggles through the lens of a dreamer and laborer. This collection of poems reflects Service's characteristic narrative style, combining vivid imagery and musical rhythm that evokes the raw beauty of nature and the hardships of rural existence. Set against the backdrop of early 20th-century Canadian frontier life, the verses resonate with themes of ambition, solitude, and the quiet nobili...

"The King In Yellow" is a collection of short stories by Robert William Chambers, whose first edition appeared in 1895. The book could be categorised as early horror fiction or Victorian Gothic, but it also touches on fantasy, mystery, war, romance, mythology, surrealism, and science-fiction.The first few stories in particular are loosely connected by three main devices:- A play in book-form entitled The King In Yellow- A mysterious and malevolent supernatura...

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 the Dragon" and "The Yellow Sign", mention The King in Yellow, a forbidden play which induces despair or madness in tho...

This book contains the following works arranged alphabetically by authors last names - Little Women [Louisa May Alcott] - Sense and Sensibility [Jane Austen] - Peter Pan (Peter and Wendy) [J.M. Barrie] - Cabin Fever [ B. M. Bower] - The Secret Garden [Frances Hodgson Burnett] - A Little Princess [Frances Hodgson Burnett] - Alice's Adventures in Wonderland [Lewis Carroll] - The King in Yellow [Robert William Chambers] - The Man Who Knew Too Much [Gilbert Keith Chesterton] - The Woman in Whi...

This book contains several tables of HTML content to make reading easier. The novels are sorted alphabetically by the authors. Anthology containing: The King in Yellow by Robert William Chambers The Lost Stradivarius by John Meade Falkner The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving The Turn of the Screw by Henry James Carmilla by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe Frankenstein by Mary Shelley Strange Case of Dr Jekyll ...

This edition comes with Professional Formatting and with several Table of Contents for easy accessibility.WHATS INCLUDED:20,000 Leagues Under the Sea by Jules VerneA Journey into the Center of the Earth by Jules VerneA Modern Utopia by H. G. WellsA Princess of Mars by Edgar Rice BurroughsA Tale of Negative Gravity Frank R. StocktonA Voyage to the Moon by George TuckerAfter London by John Richard Jeffer...

Toward the end of the year 1920 the Government of the United States had practically completed the programme, adopted during the last months of President Winthrop's administration. The country was apparently tranquil. Everybody knows how the Tariff and Labour questions were settled. The war with Germany, incident on that country's seizure of the Samoan Islands, had left no visible scars upon the republic, and the temporary occupation of Norfolk by the invading army had been forgotten in the...

In "Harper of Heaven," Robert William Service explores the profound connection between art, spirituality, and the human experience through a series of poignant poems. This collection is characterized by its vivid imagery and emotive language, reflecting Service's prowess in capturing the essence of existence and the yearning for transcendence. Nestled within the literary tradition of early 20th-century verse, Service's work resonates with themes of aspiration and redemption, providing a ri...

My name is William Robert (Tosh) Plumlee, but over the years and across many sensitive operations (as we call them) for the US military, CIA and other departments of the Federal government, I' ve been assigned many aliases. Some like William ' Buck' Pearson, Juan Cabrillo, John Rawlins and John James Rollins and James Plumley can be found in public records. Others remain unknown and are classified. And there are more assigned aliases that I no longer remember. I' ve spent most of my eighty...

In 11 CE, the Yellow River broke its banks and drowned the farmland of eastern China. By 17 CE, the displaced and desperate had begun to fight back.The Red Eyebrow Rebellion — named for the paint its fighters daubed across their faces to distinguish friend from enemy — was among the most extraordinary popular insurgencies in Chinese imperial history. Born in the flooded lowlands of Shandong, built by a coalition of fishing communities and dispossessed farmers under Fan Chong's tact...

This Western Classic Collection is the ultimate book bundle for readers of classic Western. Each masterful novel in this collection has inspired numerous adaptations, re-imaginings, and even whole genres of fiction. This collection contains: • A Voice in the Wilderness by Grace Livingston Hill •Bar-20 Days by Clarence E. Mulford •Cabin Fever by B. M. Bower •Good Indian by B.M. Bower •Heart of the West by O. Henry •Riders of the Purple Sage by Zane Grey •That Girl Montana by Marah Ellis Rya...