Robert W. Chambers

Robert W. Chambers (1865–1933) is the very embodiment of the cult writer. Although in his day he was an immensely popular author of historical and romance novels, he is today remembered for a handful of books he wrote early in his career—books that powerfully fuse mystery, supernatural horror, and psychological aberration into a uniquely unnerving amalgam. The pinnacle of his achievement in this realm is The King in Yellow (1895), a title that has covertly inspired generations of horror writers, beginning with H. P. Lovecraft. When Nic Pizzolatto, creator of the television show True Detective, revealed that he was inspired by Chambers, Lovecraft, and other weird writers, Chambers was the beneficiary of a mini-boom—just about the last thing its author would have expected for work that he appeared to repudiate after he had capitulated to the sirens’ song of bestsellerdom.

***Cadabra Releases:***

The Yellow Sign (2017)

The Yellow Sign (2019)

Carcosa

***Bibliography:***

### Novels and story collections

* *In the Quarter* (1894)
* *The King in Yellow* (1895) – short stories
* *The Red Republic* (1895)
* *The Maker of Moons* (1896) – short stories
* *A King and A Few Dukes* (1896)
* *With the Band* (1896)
* *The Mystery of Choice* (1897) – short stories
* *Lorraine* (1898)
* *Ashes of Empire* (1898)
* *The Haunts of Men* (1898) – short stories
* *Outsiders* (1899)
* *The Cambric Mask* (1899)
* *The Conspirators* (1899)
* *Cardigan* (1901)
* *The Maid-at-Arms* (1902)
* *The Maids of Paradise* (1903)
* *In Search of the Unknown* (1904)
* *A Young Man in a Hurry* (1904) – short stories
* *The Reckoning* (1905)
* *Iole* (1905)
* *The Tracer of Lost Persons* (1906)
* *The Fighting Chance* (1906)
* *The Tree of Heaven* (1907) – short stories
* *The Younger Set* (1907)
* *Some Ladies in Haste* (1908)
* *The Firing Line* (1908)
* *Special Messenger* (1909)
* *The Danger Mark* (1909)
* *The Green Mouse* (1910)
* *Ailsa Paige* (1910)
* *The Common Law* (1911)
* *The Adventures of a Modest Man* (1911)
* *Blue-Bird Weather* (1912)
* *The Streets of Ascalon* (1912)
* *The Japonette* (1912) – serialized in *Cosmopolitan* under the title *The Turning Point*
* *The Gay Rebellion* (1913)
* *The Business of Life* (1913)
* *Quick Action* (1914)
* *The Hidden Children* (1914)
* *Anne's Bridge* (1914)
* *Between Friends* (1914)
* *Who Goes There!* (1915)
* *Athalie* (1915)
* *Police!!!* (1915) – short stories
* *The Girl Philippa* (1916)
* *The Better Man* (1916) – short stories
* *The Dark Star* (1917)
* *The Barbarians* (1917)
* *The Laughing Girl* (1918)
* *The Restless Sex* (1918)
* *The Moonlit Way* (1919)
* *In Secret* (1919)
* *The Crimson Tide* (1919)
* *A Story of Primitive Love* (1920)
* *The Slayer of Souls* (1920)
* *The Little Red Foot* (1920)
* *Eris* (1922)
* *The Flaming Jewel* (1922)
* *The Talkers* (1923)
* *The Hi-Jackers* (1923)
* *America; or, The Sacrifice* (1924)
* *The Mystery Lady* (1925)
* *Marie Halkett* (1925 UK, 1937 US)
* *The Girl in Golden Rags* (1925 UK, 1936 US)
* *The Man They Hanged* (1926)
* *The Drums of Aulone* (1927)
* *The Gold Chase* (1927)
* *The Sun Hawk* (1928)
* *The Rogue's Moon* (1928)
* *The Happy Parrot* (1929)
* *The Painted Minx* (1930)
* *The Rake and the Hussy* (1930)
* *War Paint and Rouge* (1931)
* *Gitana* (1931)
* *Whistling Cat* (1932)
* *Whatever Love Is* (1933)
* *Secret Service Operator 13* (1934) – short stories published in *Cosmopolitan* between 1930 and 1932
* *The Young Man's Girl* (1934) – serialized in *The Delineator*, 1933
* *Love and the Lieutenant* (1935) – serialized in *The Woman's Home Companion*, 1934
* *Beating Wings* (1936) – serialized in *McCall's*, 1927
* *The Fifth Horseman* (1937) – serialized in *McCall's*, 1930
* *Smoke of Battle* (1938) – this novel was possibly finished by Rupert Hughes.

### Children's books

* *Outdoorland* (1902) Illustrated by Reginald Bathurst Birch
* *Orchard-Land* (1903) Illustrated by Reginald Bathurst Birch
* *River-Land* (1904) Illustrated by Elizabeth S. Green
* *Forest-Land* (1905) Illustrated by Emily Benson Knipe
* *Mountain-Land* (1906) Illustrated by Frederick Richardson & Walter King Stone
* *Garden-Land* (1907) Illustrated by Harrison Cady
* The Happy Parrot (1931) Illustrated by Norman Price