Robert W. Chambers
Robert W. Chambers (1865–1933) was an American illustrator and popular novelist, remembered today for the weird-fiction collection The King in Yellow.
- Lived
- 1865–1933
- Nationality
- American
Robert W. Chambers studied art in Paris before turning to writing. He was a very popular novelist in his day, producing romances and historical fiction in large numbers.
He is now remembered mainly for The King in Yellow (1895), a short-story collection built around a fictional cursed play. Later writers of weird fiction, including H. P. Lovecraft, cited it as an influence.
Books by this author
- The King in Yellow (1895)