This edition includes the following editor's introduction: Robert William Chambers, a successful, influential and chameleonic writer

First published in 1917, "The Dark Star" is a romantic thriller by American artist and fiction writer Robert W. Chambers.
What if you were involved in the theft of one of the legendary jewels of all time, the famous Dark Star gem — and you didn't even know it? That's exactly what happens to the innocent damsel, a pastor's daughter, at the centre of Robert W. Chambers' "The Dark Star." She prays for a strong, silent saviour to extract her from the mess she's in — is there a prince who can save her from ruin and recover the stone?