The book is named after a fictional play with the same title which recurs as a motif through some of the stories.

Robert William Chambers (May 26, 1865 - December 16, 1933) was an American artist and fiction writer, best known for his book of short stories titled The King in Yellow, published in 1895.He was born in Brooklyn, New York, to William P. ...

It is familiar knowledge that the earth which we inhabit is a globe of somewhat less than 8000 miles in diameter, being one of a series of eleven which revolve at different distances around the sun, and some of which have satellites in like ...

Toward the end of the year 1920 the Government of the United States had practically completed the programme, adopted during the last months of President Winthrop's administration.

The book is named after a fictional play with the same title which recurs as a motif through some of the stories.