Hildred Castaigne, the Mad Narrator

From The King in Yellow by Robert W. Chambers
Hildred is among literature's earliest fully realized unreliable narrators, his delusions of imperial succession framed in perfectly lucid prose.
The Repairer of Reputations, Section I

Hildred recounts his fall from a horse, his stay at Dr. Archer's asylum, and his discovery of the Yellow Sign and the play.

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The Repairer of Reputations, Section II

Hildred's visit to Mr. Wilde, the titular 'repairer of reputations,' and the unveiling of the diadem and succession scheme.

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