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Summary: Mystery and Supernatural Love Stories
Review: Robert W. Chambers is best known for "The King in Yellow", his 1895 horror classic. He returned in 1897 with "The Mystery of Choice". The highlights of the book are the three Dick Darrel stories; The Purple Emperpr; Pompe Funèbre; and The Messenger. Of the three, The Messenger is the best and also the only supernatural story. Out of the remaining tails; The White Shadow & The Key to Grief - are okay but predicable; Passeur - is haunting; and A Matter of Interest - is laughable in light of modern paleontology. The book ends with a four page poem called Eavoi. I am not much for supernatural love poems of the last century. This is not the haunting madness of "The King of Yellow" but The Messenger, The Purple Emperor, and Passeur make it worth the money. For more information on the life and works of Robert W. Chambers see The Chambers research Project at: www.ioc.net/~larryloc/yking001.html
Rating:
Summary: Mystery and Supernatural Love Stories
Review:
Robert W. Chambers is best known for "The King in Yellow", his 1895 horror classic. He returned in 1897 with "The Mystery of Choice". The highlights of the book are the three Dick Darrel stories; The Purple Emperpr; Pompe Funèbre; and The Messenger. Of the three, The Messenger is the best and also the only supernatural story. Out of the remaining tails; The White Shadow & The Key to Grief - are okay but predicable; Passeur - is haunting; and A Matter of Interest - is laughable in light of modern paleontology. The book ends with a four page poem called Eavoi. I am not much for supernatural love poems of the last century. This is not the haunting madness of "The King of Yellow" but The Messenger, The Purple Emperor, and Passeur make it worth the money. For more information on the life and works of Robert W. Chambers see The Chambers research Project at: www.ioc.net/~larryloc/yking001.html
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