James Branch Cabell
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This fantastic work of fiction is a conversation between an author named John Chateris, and a youthful editor. The two discuss books and editions, which are not yet written, in the setting of a library — a figurative story which comments on the publishing industry, done in a masterful way.
22) The Line of Love
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The Line of Love (1913) is a collection of comic fantasy tales by James Branch Cabell. Set in a world where history and fantasy collide, where a lowly swineherd can rise to be Count of Poictesme, The Line of Love is one of Cabell's best-known works of fiction, and is included in a series of novels, essays, and poems known as the Biography of the Life of Manuel. It is a tale which they narrate in Poictesme, telling how love began between Florian de...
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The Cream of the Jest: A Comedy of Evasions[1] is a comical and philosophical novel with possible fantasy elements, by James Branch Cabell, published in 1917. Much of it consists of the historical dreams and philosophical reflections of the main character, the famous writer Felix Kennaston. The novel takes place almost entirely around Lichfield, Virginia, Cabell's fictionalization of Richmond, Virginia,[3] particularly in Kennaston's house, in the...
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This 1909 novel is narrated by Robert Etheridge Townsend, a young Southern writer recounting a life of wealth and leisure in the waning years of the nineteenth century. It is a gentle but not un-barbed satire of manners that skewers snobbery and convenience marriages.
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Hamlet Had an Uncle: A Comedy of Honor is a Shakespearean satire by James Branch Cabell, first published in 1940. Cabell had incubated a Shakespeare satire for decades, and based his tale on the Saxo Grammaticus, an epic saga that recounts the story of the mythic Hamlet.
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This short book, published in 1921, is Cabell's response to the publicity that attended the publication of his novel Jurgen, the subject of a notorious obscenity trial. Here, in his inimitable ironic style, he thanks those who sought to persecute him and, in doing so, launched his career to undreamed-of heights.
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Chivalry' is an early work by Cabell, a slim collection of short stories that are formally part of the Don Manuel cycle but have little to do with it, being inspired by genuine historical occurrences. They are more traditional than his later works, less funny, and obviously less 'naughty,' yet they have a similar worldview. Prince Edward in the second narrative is extremely similar to Don Manuel in 'Figures of the Earth.' Indeed, most of the 'types'...
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Based on the bestselling novel by James Branch Cabell, Jurgen is a philosophical fantasy in the manner of Candide, which strings together the hero's sexual adventures into an ironic and satirical commentary on life and sex. During his travels through space and time, Jurgen encounters a number of different characters from history, and always manages to escape his follies, relying on his natural attractive charm to rescue him when nothing else works....
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"The Big Book of Classic Fantasy: 25 Novels and Stories Illustrated" is a magnum opus that transcends the boundaries of time, immersing readers in a sprawling tapestry of fantastical realms and timeless narratives. This monumental anthology meticulously curates 25 literary treasures, ranging from enduring classics to hidden gems, all accompanied by exquisite illustrations that breathe life into the enchanting landscapes and characters crafted by some...