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Chargement... The Repairer of Reputations [short story] (1895)par Robert W. Chambers
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Est contenu dansThe King in Yellow / The Mystery of Choice par Robert W. Chambers (indirect) The Yellow Sign and Other Stories par Robert W. Chambers (indirect) Strange Visions par Robert W. Chambers (indirect) Penny Dreadful Multipack Volume 7 – The Americans: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, The Murders in the Rue Morgue, Mosses From An Old Manse, Owl Creek Bridge, The King In Yellow and 26 more (Illustrated) par CreateSpace Multipack (indirect) The King in Yellow: Annotated Edition par Kenneth Hite (indirect) American Fantastic Tales: Boxed Set par Peter Straub (indirect)
Master of modern occultism, Lon Milo DuQuette, (author of Enochian Vision Magick and The Magick of Aleister Crowley) introduces the newest Weiser Books Collection - The Magical Antiquarian Curiosity Shoppe. Culled from material long unavailable to the general public, DuQuette curates this essential new digital library with the eye of a scholar and the insight of an initiate. Part I - The Repairer of Reputations The year is 1895, and you've just picked up a new book describing life in New York City 25 years in the future ... a future United States that is prosperous, and the Federal government has evolved into a mild military dictatorship; a future where suicide is institutionalized, and publicly funded 'Lethal Chambers' are constructed in all large cities to humanely terminate the existence of those sad and unproductive citizens for whom life has become intolerable, a future in which two very determined conspirators will risk everything to place the rightful King of America on his throne. Sound like a disturbing vision? The madness has begun. This is the book that inspired H.P. Lovecraft. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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Set in a future 1920, the world has made several steps toward peace and stability. (I'm not sure I like them, and I'm also not so sure the author does, either.) The introductory segment drags on a bit, reminding me a bit in style of Edward Bellamy's 'Looking Backward' (1888). Then, the story really starts...
Our narrator lets us know that after a fall from a horse, he was unjustly confined to a mental institution for some time, until his doctor realized that it was all a mistake, and released him. However, he still seems to have a strong desire for vengeance against this doctor. He also seems to harbor ambiguous feelings toward his brother, and his brother's vibrant young fiancee.
He enjoys spending time with a grotesque and mysterious man who claims to make his living 'adjusting' reputations - dealing with scandals - through a network of informers. Everyone else seems to think this man is insane. Is he? And our narrator himself? It's true that he admits to having read 'The King in Yellow' - the enigmatic work that is reputed to drive every reader mad... (