"The Opening of the Chamber"

Year for Search
1895
Secondary Title
The King in Yellow
Author
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After a series of conflicts and war with Germany, the United States has created a eutopian life, but the government begins to encourage suicide. No explanation is given.

Pagination
71
Published Date

1895

Publisher
F. Tennyson Neely
Place Published
New York
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1895 Chambers, Robert W[illiam] (1865-1933). “The Opening of the Chamber.” In his The King in Yellow (New York: F. Tennyson Neely, 1895), 71. Rpt. in The World’s Shortest Stories: An Anthology. Ed. Richard G. Hubler (New York: Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1961), 71-74.

After a series of conflicts and war with Germany, the United States has created a eutopian life, but the government begins to encourage suicide. No explanation is given.

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Rpt. in The World's Shortest Stories: An Anthology. Ed. Richard G. Hubler (New York: Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1961), 71-74.

Author Note

(1865-1933)

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