This week we discuss the first five stories in The King in Yellow by Robert W. Chambers: “The Repairer of Reputations,” “The Mask,” “In the Court of the Dragon,” “The Yellow Sign,” and “The Demoiselle d’Ys.”
Time Codes
- 01:06 Introduction
- 04:20 Readings for next time
- 06:22 Chambers according to Robin D. Laws
- 10:13 The King in Yellow Act 1, Scene 2
- 11:57 “The Repairer of Reputations”
- 31:07 “The Mask”
- 47: 31 “In the Court of the Dragon”
- 1:02:30 “The Demoiselle d’Ys”
- 1:10:06 Final thoughs
- 1:16:45 Wrapup
Next Read: The Whisperer in Darkness by H.P. Lovecraft; "An Inhabitant of Carcosa" and "Haïta the Shepherd" by Ambrose Bierce
Continuing down the King in Yellow rabbit hole, we will be reading three stories that feed into the mythos: "An Inhabitant of Carcosa" and "Haïta the Shepherd" by Ambrose Bierce as found in his short story collection Can Such Things Be?, followed by The Whisperer in Darkness by H.P. Lovecraft.
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