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The Rogue's Moon
1928. Chambers, American artist and writer, later turned to writing romantic fiction to earn a living. According to some estimates, Chambers had one of the most successful literary careers of his period, with a few of his works achieving bestseller status. The book Through a crack of the pantry door the guest was visible. He sat in a window-corner, elbows on table, face crotched between both hands. Sunset glow faded in till and tap-room. Winds went down with the sun. Through an open casement behind him came the steady roar of ocean, seeming to grow louder as the still world darkened. Aromatic odours of cinnamon, lime-juice, malt; of spirits, of brown sugar, hung heavy in tap-room and till, tinctured by freshening fragrance of mounting seas. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.
292 pages, Paperback
First published April 1, 2005
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About the author
Robert W. Chambers
429 books592 followersRobert William Chambers was an American artist and writer.
Chambers was first educated at the Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute,and then entered the Art Students' League at around the age of twenty, where the artist Charles Dana Gibson was his fellow student. Chambers studied at the École des Beaux-Arts, and at Académie Julian, in Paris from 1886 to 1893, and his work was displayed at the Salon as early as 1889. On his return to New York, he succeeded in selling his illustrations to Life, Truth, and Vogue magazines. Then, for reasons unclear, he devoted his time to writing, producing his first novel, In the Quarter (written in 1887 in Munich). His most famous, and perhaps most meritorious, effort is The King in Yellow, a collection of weird short stories, connected by the theme of the fictitious drama The King in Yellow, which drives those who read it insane.
Chambers returned to the weird genre in his later short story collections The Maker of Moons and The Tree of Heaven, but neither earned him such success as The King in Yellow.
Chambers later turned to writing romantic fiction to earn a living. According to some estimates, Chambers was one of the most successful literary careers of his period, his later novels selling well and a handful achieving best-seller status. Many of his works were also serialized in magazines.
After 1924 he devoted himself solely to writing historical fiction.
Chambers for several years made Broadalbin his summer home. Some of his novels touch upon colonial life in Broadalbin and Johnstown.
On July 12, 1898, he married Elsa Vaughn Moller (1882-1939). They had a son, Robert Edward Stuart Chambers (later calling himself Robert Husted Chambers) who also gained some fame as an author.
Chambers died at his home in the village of Broadalbin, New York, on December 16th 1933.
Chambers was first educated at the Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute,and then entered the Art Students' League at around the age of twenty, where the artist Charles Dana Gibson was his fellow student. Chambers studied at the École des Beaux-Arts, and at Académie Julian, in Paris from 1886 to 1893, and his work was displayed at the Salon as early as 1889. On his return to New York, he succeeded in selling his illustrations to Life, Truth, and Vogue magazines. Then, for reasons unclear, he devoted his time to writing, producing his first novel, In the Quarter (written in 1887 in Munich). His most famous, and perhaps most meritorious, effort is The King in Yellow, a collection of weird short stories, connected by the theme of the fictitious drama The King in Yellow, which drives those who read it insane.
Chambers returned to the weird genre in his later short story collections The Maker of Moons and The Tree of Heaven, but neither earned him such success as The King in Yellow.
Chambers later turned to writing romantic fiction to earn a living. According to some estimates, Chambers was one of the most successful literary careers of his period, his later novels selling well and a handful achieving best-seller status. Many of his works were also serialized in magazines.
After 1924 he devoted himself solely to writing historical fiction.
Chambers for several years made Broadalbin his summer home. Some of his novels touch upon colonial life in Broadalbin and Johnstown.
On July 12, 1898, he married Elsa Vaughn Moller (1882-1939). They had a son, Robert Edward Stuart Chambers (later calling himself Robert Husted Chambers) who also gained some fame as an author.
Chambers died at his home in the village of Broadalbin, New York, on December 16th 1933.
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May 16, 2024
Pirates and a girl with gumption
Robert Chambers did his due diligence, and in this historical tale told by a brave girl dressed as a boy, we meet many, many pirates from Blackbeard to Anne Bonny as Freckles strives to stay afloat of the trials life plunges her into. It took a bit for me to get into the story because our narrator doesn’t speak the slang of 2024. Rather, we are tossed into the 1700s right down to the vernacular. A rollicking adventure reminding me of those other marvelous storytellers of the high seas. Enjoy!
Robert Chambers did his due diligence, and in this historical tale told by a brave girl dressed as a boy, we meet many, many pirates from Blackbeard to Anne Bonny as Freckles strives to stay afloat of the trials life plunges her into. It took a bit for me to get into the story because our narrator doesn’t speak the slang of 2024. Rather, we are tossed into the 1700s right down to the vernacular. A rollicking adventure reminding me of those other marvelous storytellers of the high seas. Enjoy!
September 9, 2018
One of Chambers' most gloriously sumptuous potboilers. Loaded with overblown romance and swashbuckling pirates, this one is a plum of the early 20th century high end pulp adventures. Delicious read aloud.
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