Robert W. Chambers

Reproduction of the original: In Secret by Robert W. Chambers

Reproduction of the original: Barbarians by Robert W. Chambers

Reproduction of the original: Lorraine by Robert W. Chambers

Reproduction of the original: The Reckoning by Robert W. Chambers

Rare edition with unique illustrations and elegant classic cream paper. Robert Chambers was an American artist and writer. He studied at the Art Student's League along with Charles Dana Gibson, and sold illustrations to Life, Truth, and Vogue magazines. He then turned to writing, producing his first novel, In the Quarter, while living in Munich. His best known work is The King in Yellow, which influenced several other writers. He also wrote romantic fiction, and toward the end of his career concentrated on historical fiction. The Firing Line is a romance novel set in New York, the Adirondacks, and Palm Beach. It was adapted as a stage play and became a silent film in 1919. Sheila Malcourt has a loveless marriage with her husband Louis, but is unwilling to divorce him. Even though she loves another, she fears hurting her foster parents. She suppresses her feelings for Garry Hamil and tries to maintain her marriage ...until a tragedy occurs, she finds herself faced with a new dilemma. Includes vintage illustration

Rare edition with unique illustrations and elegant classic cream paper. In the personality and exploits of the Special Messenger, the author has been assured that a celebrated historical character is recognizable - Miss Boyd, the famous Confederate scout and spy. It is not uncommon that the readers of a book know more about that book than the author. R. W. C. Includes vintage illustration

Rare edition with unique illustrations and elegant classic cream paper. Robert William Chambers (1865-1933) was an American artist and writer. According to some estimates, Chambers was one of the most successful literary careers of his period, his later novels selling well and a handful achieving best-seller status. Many of his works were also serialized in magazines. The Girl Philippa The Historical Romance of Robert W. Chambers. Includes vintage illustration

Rare edition with unique illustrations and elegant classic cream paper. Robert William Chambers (1865-1933) was an American artist and writer. According to some estimates, Chambers was one of the most successful literary careers of his period, his later novels selling well and a handful achieving best-seller status. Many of his works were also serialized in magazines. In the early twentieth century, the trends of rampant alcohol consumption, salacious dance crazes, and frolicking flappers threw traditional sexual mores into a tailspin. In the hilarious romantic farce The Younger Set, author Robert W. Chambers project the anxieties of this tumultuous early twentieth century onto an older generation, mercilessly lambasting the pretensions and hang-ups of the Victorian era. Includes vintage illustration

Rare edition with unique illustrations and elegant classic cream paper. Robert William Chambers (1865-1933) was an American artist and writer. According to some estimates, Chambers was one of the most successful literary careers of his period, his later novels selling well and a handful achieving best-seller status. Many of his works were also serialized in magazines. A World War I espionage thriller. Includes vintage illustration

Rare edition with unique illustrations and elegant classic cream paper. Robert William Chambers (1865-1933) was an American artist and writer. According to some estimates, Chambers was one of the most successful literary careers of his period, his later novels selling well and a handful achieving best-seller status. Many of his works were also serialized in magazines. Mr. Gatewood is a grumpy man whose friend wishes to find a woman to entertain him. A soldier continues to see visions of a woman he'd seen once on a train and wishes to find her before he must return to duty. A young man falls in love with the lifelike remains of an Egyptian dancing girl and wishes for her to come to life. Who do they all turn to in order to have their wishes fulfilled? To the Tracer of Lost Persons, of course And that would be Mr. Keene, the finder of the women of your dreams Includes vintage illustration

Rare edition with unique illustrations and elegant classic cream paper. Robert William Chambers (May 26, 1865 - December 16, 1933) was an American artist and fiction writer, best known for his book of short stories entitled The King in Yellow, published in 1895. He was born in Brooklyn, New York, to William P. Chambers (1827-1911), a corporate and bankruptcy lawyer, and Caroline Smith Boughton (1842-1913). His parents met when Caroline was twelve years old and William P. was interning with her father, Joseph Boughton, a prominent corporate lawyer. Eventually the two formed the law firm of Chambers and Boughton which continued to prosper even after Joseph's death in 1861. Robert's great-grandfather, William Chambers (birth unknown), a lieutenant in the British Royal Navy, was married to Amelia Saunders, (1765-1822), the great grand daughter of Tobias Saunders, of Westerly, Rhode Island. The couple moved from Westerly, to Greenfield, Massachusetts and then to Galway, New York, where their son, also William Chambers, (1798-1874) was born. The second William graduated from Union College at the age of 18, and then went to a college in Boston, where he studied to be a doctor. Upon graduating, he and his wife, Eliza P. Allen (1793-1880), a direct descendant of Roger Williams, the founder of Providence, Rhode Island were among the first settlers of Broadalbin, New York. His brother was architect Walter Boughton Chambers. Robert was first educated at the Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute, and then entered the Art Students' League at around the age of twenty, where the artist Charles Dana Gibson was his fellow student. Chambers studied at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts, and at Academie Julian, in Paris from 1886 to 1893, and his work was displayed at the Salon as early as 1889. On his return to New York, he succeeded in selling his illustrations to Life, Truth, and Vogue magazines. Then, for reasons unclear, he devoted his time to writing, producing his first novel, In the Quarter (written in 1887 in Munich). His most famous, and perhaps most meritorious, effort is The King in Yellow, a collection of Art Nouveau short stories published in 1895. This included several famous weird short stories which are connected by the theme of a fictitious drama of the same title, which drives those who read it insane. E. F. Bleiler described The King in Yellow as one of the most important works of American supernatural fiction. It was also strongly admired by H. P. Lovecraft and his circle. Chambers returned to the weird genre in his later short story collections The Maker of Moons, The Mystery of Choice and The Tree of Heaven, but none earned him as much success as The King in Yellow. Some of Chambers's work contains elements of science fiction, such as In Search of the Unknown and Police , about a zoologist who encounters monsters. Chambers later turned to writing romantic fiction to earn a living. According to some estimates, Chambers had one of the most successful literary careers of his period, his later novels selling well and a handful achieving best-seller status. Many of his works were also serialized in magazines.... Includes vintage illustration

Rare edition with unique illustrations and elegant classic cream paper. Robert William Chambers (1865-1933) was an American artist and writer. According to some estimates, Chambers was one of the most successful literary careers of his period, his later novels selling well and a handful achieving best-seller status. Many of his works were also serialized in magazines. The Reckoning (The Cardigan Series #4) Return to a time when the streets of New York were traveled on horseback during the Revolutionary War. The 4th novel in a series, The Reckoning follows the passions of Lady Elsin Grey and Carus Renault amidst the battles of frontiersmen, Continental troops, and Iroquois. Includes vintage illustration

Rare edition with unique illustrations and elegant classic cream paper. Robert William Chambers (1865-1933) was an American artist and writer. According to some estimates, Chambers was one of the most successful literary careers of his period, his later novels selling well and a handful achieving best-seller status. Many of his works were also serialized in magazines. Mystery novel of moonlit intrigue in Constantinople, Paris, and New York involving a dancer, a sweet young girl, a New York artist, spies and secret servicemen. Includes vintage illustration

Rare edition with unique illustrations and elegant classic cream paper. Robert William Chambers (1865-1933) was an American artist and writer. According to some estimates, Chambers was one of the most successful literary careers of his period, his later novels selling well and a handful achieving best-seller status. Many of his works were also serialized in magazines. Under the French circus tent, the Maids of Paradise dive like mermaids into water below. The acrobatics hint at the drama awaiting American investigator Mr. Scarlett, and his love, the Countess de Vassart. While a real war rages on outside, battles of love and strength are fought in the circus ring. Includes vintage illustration

Rare edition with unique illustrations and elegant classic cream paper. The Maid at Arms (The Cardigan Series #2) Robert William Chambers (1865-1933) was an American artist and writer. According to some estimates, Chambers was one of the most successful literary careers of his period, his later novels selling well and a handful achieving best-seller status. Many of his works were also serialized in magazines. The Maid-At-Arms is a popular book by Robert W. Chambers. Heroic romance, well written, in poetic and lovely language a retelling of the early stages of the rebellion of the 13 colonies against the English, with an American, stalwart and honourable hero, and a sweet and brave heroine. Well, as one would expect, after many tribulations, the HEA is reached... Sweet, pleasant, melodramatic... Includes vintage illustration

Rare edition with unique illustrations and elegant classic cream paper. Robert W. Chambers was a prolific American author who wrote a number of genres. His most famous work is the occult classic The King in Yellow. A whirlwind of fun. A satire without a sting. A gay, bubbling effervescent romance on the topic of the hour. A distinctly human love story such as only Mr. Chambers can write. Includes vintage illustration

Rare edition with unique illustrations and elegant classic cream paper. Wealth, romance, adventure, and one woman's struggle with addiction. This 1909 novel is right on par with Robert W. Chambers' love of walking the edge of what was acceptable for society at the time and then taking one step farther with tactful grace. Meet the Seagrave children - spoiled, wealthy, parentless twins who live under the tutelage of a governess and the indulging care of their household servants. As they age into young adulthood it becomes abundantly clear that their financial resources have been taken advantage of by their family's closest friend and executor of the estate. Though not penniless, they are certainly down on their luck and forced to re-examine their futures. With such a crisis on their hands, little is it noticed that the sister out of the pair has a deep secret, a dark mark which taints her. Geraldine doesn't face just any addiction, though, she is up against a lifelong penchant for alcohol, having begun dosing herself with cologne (which had an alcohol content to some degree) when she was just a young girl in order to chase away her boredom blues. She battles her alcoholism alone, in secret, ashamed of her problem, often losing the fight. It isn't until she meets a young man who captures her heart that she decides to conquer the beast once and for all. But in order to do so she must overcome temptation, confession, and withdrawal. Yet, she did it for herself as much as she did it for him - she wanted to be in control, to be worthy, to be clean before accepting him into her life. She needed to rid herself of the dark mark hanging heavy in her mind... Includes vintage illustration

Rare edition with unique illustrations and elegant classic cream paper. Robert W. Chambers was a prolific American author who wrote a number of genres. His most famous work is the occult classic The King in Yellow. The Novel "The Adventures of a Modest Man" is A romantic adventure novel. Includes vintage illustration

Rare edition with unique illustrations and elegant classic cream paper. Robert W. Chambers was a prolific American author who wrote a number of genres. His most famous work is the occult classic The King in Yellow. "The Business of Life" is a Best Seller Novel of Robert W. Chambers. Includes vintage illustration

Rare edition with unique illustrations and elegant classic cream paper. Robert William Chambers (1865 - 1933) was an American artist, and author of fiction. He is best known for his book of short stories entitled "The King in Yellow" (1895). It is the first book in the eponymous series that deals with the War of Independence, and explores how it affected the great landed families of northern New York. This masterful novel is highly recommended for fans of Chambers' seminal work, and will be of special interest to those with an interest in the American revolutionary war. Includes vintage illustration