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"In Search of the Unknown"은 1904년에 출판된 Robert W. Chambers의 단편 모음집으로 이 모음집의 이야기는 그의 초기 작품의 일부이며 초자연적이고 이상한 소설이다.
로버트 윌리엄 챔버스(Robert William Chambers)는 19세기 말부터 20세기 초에 활동한 미국의 작가로, 소설가, 화가, 일러스트레이터로서 활동했다. 그의 작품 중에서 가장 잘 알려진 작품은 공포 소설 '킹 카르코스의 황홀한 이야기(The King in Yellow)'다. 이 작품은 공포와 미스터리 요소를 담은 소설 집으로, 후대의 작가들에게 큰 영향을 끼쳤다.

로버트 W. 챔버스는 공포와 판타지 장르에서 활동하며, 그의 작품은 공포와 미스터리 요소, 그리고 종종 초자연적인 요소를 다루는 특징이 있다. '킹 카르코스의 황홀한 이야기'는 후에 H.P. 러브크래프트(H.P. Lovecraft)와 같은 작가들에게 영감을 주었으며, 공포 문학의 발전에 기여한 작품 중 하나로 평가되고 있다.


"In Search of the Unknown" is a collection of short stories by Robert W. Chambers, published in 1904. The stories in this collection are part of his earlier work, supernatural and strange fiction.
Robert William Chambers was an American writer active from the end of the 19th century to the beginning of the 20th century, and was active as a novelist, painter, and illustrator. His best known work is the horror novel 'The King in Yellow'. This work is a collection of novels containing horror and mystery elements, and had a great influence on later writers.

Robert W. Chambers works in the horror and fantasy genres, and his work is characterized by elements of horror, mystery, and often the supernatural. 'The Enchanting Story of King Karkos' was later published by H.P. It inspired writers such as H.P. Lovecraft and is evaluated as one of the works that contributed to the development of horror literature.

요약
이 책은 공포, 판타지 및 초자연적 요소가 혼합된 으스스하고 신비한 현상에 대한 탐구로 알려져 있다. Chambers는 분위기 있는 설정을 만들고 그의 이야기에서 묘한 불안감을 불러일으키는 능력을 경험할 수 있다.
"In Search of the Unknown"은 "The King in Yellow"와 같은 그의 다른 작품만큼 유명하지는 않지만 독자들에게 그의 상상력이 풍부한 스토리텔링 스타일과 흥미롭고 불안정한 이야기를 만드는 능력을 읽을 수 있다.

Summary
This book is known for its exploration of the eerie and mystical, blending elements of horror, fantasy and the supernatural. Chambers can experience an ability to create atmospheric settings and to evoke a strange sense of uneasiness in his stories.
"In Search of the Unknown" isn't as famous as some of his other works, such as "The King in Yellow", but readers can read about his imaginative storytelling style and ability to craft exciting and unsettling tales.

Contents

I. Because it all seems so improbable?so horribly impossible to me now,
II. The three days' voyage by boat and rail was irksome.
III. Towards sunset I came out on a sheer granite cliff
IV. I dined well?or, rather, I might have enjoyed my dinner
V. It took me a week to perfect my arrangements for transporting
VI. Before I proceed any further, common decency requires me
VII. And so it came about that one calm evening towards the end of June,
VIII. That afternoon our expedition, in two sections, moved forward.
IX. When the delegates were appointed to the International Scientific Congress
X. I lunched at my lodgings on the Quai Malthus,
XI. That evening, a few minutes before nine o’clock,
XII. At nine o'clock in the evening, July 31, 1900,
XIII. The letter that started me?I was going to say startled me,
XIV. At noon on the second day I disembarked from the train at Citron City
XV. It was on Sunday when I awoke to the realization
XVI. "There is something weird about this whole proceeding,"
XVII. Dawn came?the dawn of a day that I am destined never to forget.
XVIII. "The sun was dipping into the sea as we trudged across the meadows
XIX. "The sea was a sheet of silver tinged with pink.
XX. "Dinner was ended. Daisy Holroyd lighted her father's pipe for him,
XXI. "The week passed quickly for me, leaving but few definite impressions.
XXII. "It was high noon in the city of Antwerp.
XXIII. "Daylight was fading in the city of Antwerp.
XXIV. "As we reached the Place Verte and turned into the court of the hotel,
XXV. "It was nearly ten o'clock and our train was rapidly approaching Paris.