The King in Yellow - Robert W. Chambers BOOK REVIEW

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TIME STAMPS:
Intro to the book: 1:01
Sponsor: 4:53
Plot of the book: 6:49
Reading: 7:24
Inspiration and those Inspired: 10:21
A Type of Occult Book: 11:37
The Continuation of Myths and Lore: 12:19
A Synthesis of Gothic and Decadent Literature: 14:27
Themes of the book: 16:11
A Stain on the Psyche: 17:04
An Absurd Comedy: 18:29
A Metaphor for Disease: 19:21
"You Beastly Little Parasite!" Uncle Monty: 20:13
Psychological Illness as Literature: 23:48
The Sinister Truth of Human Curiosity: 24:25
Dark Found Documents are the Chaos of Nature Manifested: 26:19
The Sun is Yellow - and the Sun is a Dying Star: 27:14
Floofy Melodrama: 28:02


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