# Selby — The King in Yellow character guide

> Selby in The King in Yellow by Robert W. Chambers.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Kid Selby

**First appearance:** 0003-the-repairer-of-reputations

## Who they are

A fresh-faced newcomer to the Latin Quarter, still innocent enough to blush at a pretty girl and ask the one question everyone else knows better than to answer.

## Relationships

### [Clifford](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_king_in_yellow_se/characters/clifford)

_friendship_

Clifford and Selby are loyal friends and fellow artists, supporting each other through the trials of bohemian life.

### [the girl](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_king_in_yellow_se/characters/the_girl)

_social_

Selby knows the girl through his circle of friends, but their interactions are casual and peripheral to the main drama.

### [Clifford](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_king_in_yellow_se/characters/clifford)

_friendship_

Clifford and Selby are loyal friends and fellow artists, supporting each other through the trials of bohemian life.

### [the girl](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_king_in_yellow_se/characters/the_girl)

_social_

Selby knows the girl through his circle of friends, but their interactions are casual and peripheral to the main drama.

### [Clifford](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_king_in_yellow_se/characters/clifford)

_friendship_

Clifford and Selby are loyal friends and fellow artists, supporting each other through the trials of bohemian life.

## In the story

### [The Street of the First Shell](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_king_in_yellow_se/chapters/the-street-of-the-first-shell)

Observes Rue Barrée at the flower market amid the turmoil.

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_king_in_yellow_se/chapters/i)

Newly arrived in Paris, shy and eager to join the art studio.

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_king_in_yellow_se/chapters/ii)

Sees Rue Barrée at the flower-market and impulsively buys her a rosebush anonymously.

### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_king_in_yellow_se/chapters/iii)

Fills his room with flowers, suffers repeated pricks from a cactus, and deflects questions about his motives.

### [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_king_in_yellow_se/chapters/v)

Jealous of Clifford's connection with Rue Barrée, gets drunk, and ends up climbing into her apartment in a drunken stupor.

## Links

- HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_king_in_yellow_se/characters/selby
- Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_king_in_yellow_se
- All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_king_in_yellow_se/characters