Who Mr. Wilde is
Mr. Wilde is a strange shopkeeper in the imagined future New York of The Repairer of Reputations. He is described as deformed and lives surrounded by cats and files.
His trade is the repair of reputations, but his claimed power also extends to destroying them.
Mr. Wilde and the others in the story
Wilde acts as a guide to Hildred Castaigne, the young man who tells the story.
Hildred visits Wilde often, and the shopkeeper feeds his dreams of power. Because Hildred's account invites doubt, Wilde's claims belong to a world the reader cannot simply trust.
Questions
Who is Mr. Wilde in The King in Yellow?
Mr. Wilde is the shopkeeper who offers to repair reputations in The Repairer of Reputations.
How does Mr. Wilde know Hildred Castaigne?
He serves as Hildred's guide and receives frequent visits from him. He encourages Hildred's belief in his own royal destiny.