is a masterpiece. ... I have read many portions sev-
eral times, captivated by the unapproachable tints of the
painting. None but a genius of the highest order could
do such work.”
N. Y. Commercial “ The short prose tale should be a syn-
Advertiser thesis ; it was the art of Edgar Poe,
it is the art of Mr. Chambers. . . . His is beyond ques-
tion a glorious heritage. ... I fancy the book will
create a sensation ; ... in any case it is the most
notable contribution to literature which has come from an
American publisher for many years ; and fine as the ac-
complishment is, ‘ The King in Yellow ’ is large in promise.
One has a right to expect a great deal from an author of
this calibre.”
Times- “ The most eccentric little volume of its (little)
Herald day. ‘The King in Yellow’ is subtly fascinat-
ing, and compels attention for its style and its wealth of
strange, imaginative force.”
New York “Mr. Robert W. Chambers does not have a
Times system to work up to ; he has no fad, save a
tendency to write about the marvelous and the impossible;
painting pictures of romance that have a wild inspiration
about them. Descriptive powers of no mean quality are
perceptible in this volume of stories.”
The N. Y. “Mr. Chambers has a great command of
World words; he is a good painter. His situations
are most delicately touched, and some of his descriptions
are exquisite. He writes like an artist. He uses colors
rather than ideas. . . . The best drama in the volume
means madness. The tenderest fancy is a sad mirage.
. . . ‘The King in Yellow’ is a very interesting contri-
bution to the present fund of materio-mysticism. . . ,
To read Mr. Chambers’ little book is to escape from the ac-
tual on poetical wings.”
Minneapolis “They have a mysterious, eerie air about
Tribune them that is apt to stimulate the reader’s
curiosity.”
Philadelphia “ Charming, delicate, skillful, vivid.”
Times
Philadelphia “ Expected to make a sensation, charming,
Item full of color and delicately tinted.”
Cleveland “ It is wondrous strong, dramatic, full of color,
Gazette weird, uncanny, picturesque, and yet a gem
of exquisite coloring, dreamy, symbolic, exciting.”
Detroit “ ‘ The King in Yellow ’ compels attention.”
Journal
Denver “Treated in a most fascinating way! Weird,
Times mysterious, powerful!”,
guckram, Gilt Top. Retail, 7«> Cents*
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is a masterpiece. ... I have read many portions several times, captivated by the unapproachable tints of the painting. None but a genius of the highest order could do such work.”
N. Y. Commercial “ The short prose tale should be a syn- Advertiser thesis ; it was the art of Edgar Poe,
it is the art of Mr. Chambers. . . . His is beyond question a glorious heritage. ... I fancy the book will create a sensation ; ... in any case it is the most notable contribution to literature which has come from an American publisher for many years ; and fine as the accomplishment is, ‘ The King in Yellow ’ is large in promise. One has a right to expect a great deal from an author of this calibre.”
Times- “ The most eccentric little volume of its (little) Herald day. ‘The King in Yellow’ is subtly fascinating, and compels attention for its style and its wealth of strange, imaginative force.”
New York “Mr. Robert W. Chambers does not have a Times system to work up to ; he has no fad, save a
tendency to write about the marvelous and the impossible; painting pictures of romance that have a wild inspiration about them. Descriptive powers of no mean quality are perceptible in this volume of stories.”
The N. Y. “Mr. Chambers has a great command of World words; he is a good painter. His situations
are most delicately touched, and some of his descriptions are exquisite. He writes like an artist. He uses colors rather than ideas. . . . The best drama in the volume means madness. The tenderest fancy is a sad mirage. . . . ‘The King in Yellow’ is a very interesting contribution to the present fund of materio-mysticism. . . , To read Mr. Chambers’ little book is to escape from the actual on poetical wings.”
Minneapolis “They have a mysterious, eerie air about Tribune them that is apt to stimulate the reader’s
curiosity.”
Philadelphia “ Charming, delicate, skillful, vivid.” Times
Philadelphia “ Expected to make a sensation, charming,
Item full of color and delicately tinted.”
Cleveland “ It is wondrous strong, dramatic, full of color, Gazette weird, uncanny, picturesque, and yet a gem
of exquisite coloring, dreamy, symbolic, exciting.” Detroit “ ‘ The King in Yellow ’ compels attention.” Journal
Denver “Treated in a most fascinating way! Weird, Times mysterious, powerful!”,
Buckram, Gilt Top. Retail, 75 Cents.