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The Mystery of Choice

Robert W. Chambers

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The Mystery of Choice

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ing; "Bait for butterflies! Cythyl! Oh, no, no, no! You can't do it, Admiral, d'ye see. I alone own the Purple Emperor! I alone am the Purple Emperor!"

And the same carriage that bore me to Quimperlé to claim my bride, carried him to Quimper, gagged and bound, a foaming, howling lunatic.


This, then, is the story of the Purple Emperor. I might tell you a pleasanter story if I chose; but concerning the fish that I had [37] hold of, whether it was a salmon, a grilse, or a sea trout, I may not say, because I have promised Lys, and she has promised me, that no power on earth shall wring from our lips the mortifying confession that the fish escaped.


POMPE FUNÈBRE.[39]

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A wind-swept sky,
The waste of moorland stretching to the west;
The sea, low moaning in a strange unrest—
A seagull's cry.
Washed by the tide,
The rocks lie sullen in the waning light;
The foam breaks in long strips of hungry white,
Dissatisfied.
Bateman.

POMPE FUNÈBRE.[41]

In the days when the keepers of the house shall tremble.

When I first saw the sexton he was standing motionless behind a stone. Presently he m

mark 10/29/2023
Robert W. Chambers is now known mainly for his King in Yellow stories, but this prolific author wrote so much more, and not often in the supernatural vein. he is the least respected of the weird fiction authors, perhaps because of his strong interest in poetic romanticism, a perspective that comes a
Grant 04/27/2023
I enjoyed this book! It has that Chambers kind of weirdness to it, and he does something quite eerie with the concept of shadows throughout most all of the stories collected here. The title itself is a bit of a mystery. Both the title and the epigraph that kicks off the book suggest that theme of fr
Andrew 05/11/2019
I wouldn't call this horror, except maybe the last one, but it was very gothic. And I still love his excellent prose and use of Breton celtic folklore. Still not quite as good as his more popular King in Yellow.
John 03/02/2019
An excellent collection of horror tales, evocative of the dark side of Nature and what it conceals. His description and use of mounting tension is second to none. An author who knew how to chill the spine of his readers using atmosphere and beautifully dark prose
T. 10/15/2017
I'm such a fan of Robert W. Chambers' style. Delightful.
Seth 01/19/2017
Chambers is again at his inscrutable craft here. Not as effective or even as The King in Yellow - but it has its moments.
Stasha 02/11/2015
horror in the style of Poe.
Carol 08/16/2014
This was not what I expected and probably more interesting than I would have thought.

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