The Imperial Dynasty of America

From The King in Yellow by Robert W. Chambers
Hildred's grand delusion of restoring an American empire with himself as heir, plotted in Wilde's garret, is one of the earliest political-paranoia fantasies in American fiction.
The Repairer of Reputations, Section II

The unveiling of the jeweled diadem from the safe and the reading of the secret family papers.

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The Repairer of Reputations, final section

Cousin Louis's marriage to Constance shatters the conspiracy; Hildred's murderous breakdown.

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