Who is Robert William Chambers

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.

Life

Chambers was born in Brooklyn, New York, to William P. Chambers (1827–1911), a corporate and bankruptcy lawyer, and Caroline Smith Boughton (1842–1913). His parents met when his mother was twelve years old and William P. was interning with her father, Joseph Boughton, a prominent corporate lawyer. Eventually the two formed the law firm of Chambers and Boughton which continued to prosper even after Joseph's death in 1861. Robert Chambers's great-grandfather, William Chambers (birth unknown), a lieutenant in the British Royal Navy, was married to Amelia Saunders (1765–...
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    Sez Corporal Madden to Private McFadden:
    "Bedad, yer a bad un!
    Now turn out yer toes!
    Yer belt is unhookit, ...
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Ahsquotebot: “gacy. william bonin, a.k.a. the freeway killer. patrick kearney, a.k.a. the trash bag killer. robert hansen, a.k.a. the butcher baker. all their lips are sealed. until donna chambers arrives and opens them.” —donna chambers, s09e03
Jonormousb: london: 1771 sir william chambers: so robert, how are the designs coming along for wedderburn castle) robert adam: i'm just designing the bathroom. i thought pink might be nice. with a mermaid motif on the floor. are you any good at drawing breasts?
Timabrahams: robert adam’s book of engravings of the diocletian palace in spalatro, modern day split, offered to william chambers as a way of entry to the royal academy. one of the most beautiful architectural surveys and publications ever made.
Publicdomainpdf: public domain novels : in secret by robert william chambers
Publicdomainpdf: public domain novels : the dark star by robert william chambers
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A Prayer
 by Dante Gabriel Rossetti

LADY, in thy proud eyes
There is a weary look,
As if the spirit we know through them
Were daunted with rebuke
To think that the heart of man henceforth
Is read like a read book.
Lady, in thy lifted face
The solitude is sore;
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