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Domnei: A Comedy of Woman-Worship (1920) is a comic fantasy novel
by James Branch Cabell. Set in a world where history and fantasy
collide, where a lowly swineherd can rise to be Count of Poictesme,
Domnei: A Comedy of Woman-Worship 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. "Then
Perion knew that vain regret had turned his brain, very certainly,
for it seemed the door had opened and Dame Melicent herself had
come, warily, into the panelled gloomy room. It seemed that
Melicent paused in the convulsive brilliancy of the firelight, and
stayed thus with vaguely troubled eyes like those of a child newly
wakened from sleep." As the daughter of the legendary Dom Manuel,
Count of Poictesme, Melicent is often seen not for the woman she
is, but as a symbol of an idealized, courtly love. Attracting the
most chivalrous men of the kingdom, she unwittingly sparks a
terrible conflict between Perion de la Foret and Demetrios of
Anatolia, both of whom seem determined to prove their love at any
cost. Set in a fictionalized France of the 13th century, Domnei: A
Comedy of Woman-Worship is a captivating story of fantasy and
adventure featuring a flawed hero whose mythical world is not
entirely different from our own. Cabell's work has long been
described as escapist, his novels and stories derided as fantastic
and obsessive recreations of a world lost long ago. To read Domnei:
A Comedy of Woman-Worship, however, is to understand that the
issues therein-the struggle for power, the unspoken distance
between men and women-were vastly important not only at the time of
its publication, but in our own, divisive world. With a beautifully
designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition
of James Branch Cabell's Domnei: A Comedy of Woman-Worship is a
classic of fantasy and romance reimagined for modern readers.
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
Puysange and Adelaide de la Foret. They tell also how young Florian
had earlier fancied other women for one reason or another; but that
this, he knew, was the great love of his life, and a love which
would endure unchanged as long as his life lasted." On the night of
his wedding to the lovely Adelaide de la Foret, Florian de Puysange
has a strange feeling that something is missing. Stepping outside
to gather his wits about him, he remembers his dear friend Tiburce,
dead for five years. At that moment, his comrade appears before
him, alive but with an alien tone to his voice. Recalling the pact
they made to drink in celebration of whomever married first,
Florian wanders into the garden to make good on his promise. Set in
a fictionalized France of the 13th century, The Line of Love is a
captivating collection of tales and legends from a mythical world
not so different from our own. Cabell's work has long been
described as escapist, his novels and stories derided as fantastic
and obsessive recreations of a world lost long ago. To read The
Line of Love, however, is to understand that the issues therein-the
struggle for power, the unspoken distance between men and
women-were vastly important not only at the time of its
publication, but in our own, divisive world. With a beautifully
designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition
of James Branch Cabell's The Line of Love is a classic of fantasy
and romance reimagined for modern readers.
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Gallantry (Paperback)
James Branch Cabell; Contributions by Mint Editions
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R275
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Gallantry (1922) is a collection of comic fantasy tales by James
Branch Cabell. Set in a fictionalized version of 18th century
England, Gallantry is a relative outlier among Cabell's body of
work, and is included in a series of novels, essays, and poems
known as the Biography of the Life of Manuel. "We begin at a time
when George the Second was permitting Ormskirk and the Pelhams to
govern England, and the Jacobites had not yet ceased to hope for
another Stuart Restoration, and Mr. Washington was a promising
young surveyor in the most loyal colony of Virginia." Moving away
from his usual setting of 13th century France, Cabell transports
his favorite themes of aristocratic life and romance to the
tumultuous world of 18th century England. As the country rebuilds
following a period of civil war, famine, and disease, its wealthy
elite enjoy an existence of ease at Tunbridge Wells, a legendary
spa town on the outskirts of London. Gallantry is a captivating
collection of tales from a historical period not so different from
our own. Cabell's work has long been described as escapist, his
novels and stories derided as fantastic and obsessive recreations
of a world lost long ago. To read Gallantry, however, is to
understand that the issues therein-the struggle for power, the
unspoken distance between men and women-were vastly important not
only at the time of its publication, but in our own, divisive
world. With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset
manuscript, this edition of James Branch Cabell's Gallantry is a
classic of fantasy and romance reimagined for modern readers.
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Chivalry (Paperback)
James Branch Cabell; Contributions by Mint Editions
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R192
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Chivalry (1909) is a fascinating collection of tales that draw
inspiration from the popular chronicles of medieval Europe. Author
James Branch Cabell immerses his reader into this distant world ,
masking his authorship in order to ensure a fluidity of form and
content that injects his work of high fantasy with a sense of
truth. Intentionally layered in mystery and claims of authenticity,
Chivalry purports to be a copy made by royal scribe Colard Mansion
of the Dizain of Queens, a collection of chronicles, tales, and
histories written by Messire Nicolas de Caen for the Princess
Isabella of Portugal. In "The Story of the Sestina," a traveling
singer has a chance encounter with the Queen of England, who
recognizes him as the esteemed Osmund Heleigh and requests of him a
song. As he joins her on her journey through war-torn countryside,
two things become clear-the pair have a secret history, and, as
battle nears, Osmund will soon have to offer more than his songs in
her service. As the collection's title suggests, many of Cabell's
stories follow a similar theme: the relationship between men and
women within a system regulated by honor, responsibility, and often
blind loyalty. "The Story of the Tenson," set in Spain in 1265,
follows Ellinor of Castile's efforts to escape her marriage in the
pursuit of love. In "The Story of the Choices," Queen Ysabeau of
England eases her boredom by devising a series of trials for the
knight Sir Gregory Darrell. Over the course of ten tales, tales of
danger, romance, intrigue, and courage, James Branch Cabell's
Chivalry broadens the mystery of the medieval world while
illuminating, and critiquing, our own. Cabell's work has long been
described as escapist, his novels and stories derided as fantastic
and obsessive recreations of a world lost long ago. To read
Chivalry, however, is to understand that the issues therein-the
struggle for power, the unspoken distance between men and
women-were vastly important not only at the time of its
publication, but in our own, divisive world. With a beautifully
designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition
of James Branch Cabell's Chivalry is a classic of fantasy and
romance reimagined for modern readers.
A Certain Hour (1922) is a collection of stories by James Branch
Cabell. Recreating the lives of some of history's most celebrated
poets, A Certain Hour is a relative outlier among Cabell's body of
work, and is included in a series of novels, essays, and poems
known as the Biography of the Life of Manuel. "Indisputably the
most striking defect of this modern American literature is the fact
that the production of anything at all resembling literature is
scarcely anywhere apparent. Innumerable printing-presses, instead,
are turning out a vast quantity of reading-matter, the candidly
recognized purpose of which is to kill time, and which-it has been
asserted, though perhaps too sweepingly-ought not to be vended over
book-counters, but rather in drugstores along with the other
narcotics." Moving away from his usual setting of 13th century
France, Cabell begins his collection with an impassioned essay
decrying the state of American literature in the early twentieth
century. Interested in the nature of literary genius, he imagines
the lives of such poets as Robert Herrick and Alexander Pope, whose
wit and wisdom remain essential centuries after their deaths. A
Certain Hour is a captivating collection of tales from a historical
period not so different from our own. Cabell's work has long been
described as escapist, his novels and stories derided as fantastic
and obsessive recreations of a world lost long ago. To read A
Certain Hour, however, is to understand that the issues therein-the
struggle for power, the unspoken distance between men and
women-were vastly important not only at the time of its
publication, but in our own, divisive world. With a beautifully
designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition
of James Branch Cabell's A Certain Hour is a classic of fantasy and
romance reimagined for modern readers.
The Jewel Merchants: A Comedy in One Act (1921) is a comic fantasy
play by James Branch Cabell. Set in a world where history and
fantasy collide, where a loyal Count can rise to defy the Duke he
so diligently serves, The Jewel Merchants: A Comedy in One Act is
included in a series of novels, essays, and poems known as the
Biography of the Life of Manuel. "Am I to be welcomed merely for
the sake of my gems? You were more gracious, you were more
beautifully like your lovely name, on the fortunate day that I
first encountered you ... only six weeks ago, and only yonder,
where the path crosses the highway. But now that I esteem myself
your friend, you greet me like a stranger." Roaming the hills on
the outskirts of Florence, Graciosa, the lovely daughter of
Balthazar Valori, encounters the jewel merchant Guido. Examining
his wares, she is drawn to a magnificent set of pearls intended for
Count Eglamore, a man who informed on her cousin Cibo, a man her
family has sworn an oath to kill. Set in a fictionalized Tuscany of
the Renaissance era, The Jewel Merchants: A Comedy in One Act is a
captivating tale of jealousy, revenge, and the lengths to which a
man will go for love. Cabell's work has long been described as
escapist, his novels and stories derided as fantastic and obsessive
recreations of a world lost long ago. To read The Jewel Merchants:
A Comedy in One Act, however, is to understand that the issues
therein-the struggle for power, the unspoken distance between men
and women-were vastly important not only at the time of its
publication, but in our own, divisive world. With a beautifully
designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition
of James Branch Cabell's The Jewel Merchants: A Comedy in One Act
is a classic of fantasy and romance reimagined for modern readers.
The Rivet in Grandfather's Neck (1921) is a comic romance novel by
James Branch Cabell. Set in a world where history and fantasy
collide, where the laws of chivalry and honor continue to hold sway
in postbellum South, The Rivet in Grandfather's Neck is included in
a series of novels, essays, and poems known as the Biography of the
Life of Manuel. "For Colonel Musgrave was by birth the lineal head
of all the Musgraves of Matocton, which is in Lichfield, as degrees
are counted there, equivalent to what being born a marquis would
mean in England. Handsome and trim and affable, he defied
chronology by looking ten years younger than he was known to be." A
man of honor and tradition, Colonel Musgrave comes from a prominent
family whose wealth and power once depended on its ownership of
slaves. Despite his illustrious title, "won by four years of
arduous service at receptions and parades while on the staff of a
former Governor of the State," Musgrave is a librarian whose
influence in town depends largely on the esteem of his ancestors.
When a distant cousin visits Lichfield, bringing with her the
intellect and wit of a modern woman, Colonel Musgrave finds how
easily traditions can falter. Set in a fictionalized Southern town,
The Rivet in Grandfather's Neck is a captivating, hilarious tale of
chivalry and romance. Cabell's work has long been described as
escapist, his novels and stories derided as fantastic and obsessive
recreations of a world lost long ago. To read The Rivet in
Grandfather's Neck, however, is to understand that the issues
therein-the struggle for power, the unspoken distance between men
and women-were vastly important not only at the time of its
publication, but in our own, divisive world. With a beautifully
designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition
of James Branch Cabell's The Rivet in Grandfather's Neck is a
classic of fantasy and romance reimagined for modern readers.
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Taboo (Paperback)
James Branch Cabell; Contributions by Mint Editions
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Taboo (1921) is a comic fantasy novel by James Branch Cabell. Set
in a world where history and fantasy collide, where a lowly
pawnbroker can encounter monsters, gods, and devils, Taboo is a
follow up to Jurgen, A Comedy of Justice, which was the subject of
an obscenity trial pursued by the New York Society for the
Suppression of Vice. In 1923, after winning his case, Cabell made
sure to immortalize the event with a revised edition featuring a
"lost" chapter where Jurgen is persecuted for his writing by
grotesque Philistines. In Taboo, one work in a series of novels,
essays, and poems known as the Biography of the Life of Manuel,
Cabell explores the cultural environment that led to his work's
persecution, inventing a whole world in which to air his
grievances. "Since time's beginning, every age has had its literary
taboos, selecting certain things-more or less arbitrarily, but
usually some natural function-as the things which must not be
written about. To violate any such taboo so long as it stays
prevalent is to be 'indecent': and that seems absolutely all there
is to say concerning this topic, apart from furnishing some
impressive historical illustration..." While most authors in the
midst of an obscenity trial would be content to let their lawyer do
the talking, James Branch Cabell took the opportunity to reflect on
the matter in the only way he knew how. In this work, written in
the style of medieval history, Cabell tells the story of Philistia,
a country dedicated to the persecution of all manner of ill-defined
vice and taboo. Bold and satirical, this thinly veiled critique of
his own, high-minded critics is essential to understanding Cabell's
vision of art. Cabell's work has long been described as escapist,
his novels and stories derided as fantastic and obsessive
recreations of a world lost long ago. To read Taboo, however, is to
understand that the issues therein-the struggle for power, the
unspoken distance between men and women-were vastly important not
only at the time of its publication, but in our own, divisive
world. With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset
manuscript, this edition of James Branch Cabell's Taboo is a
classic of fantasy and romance reimagined for modern readers.
The Cream of the Jest (1923) is a novel by James Branch Cabell. Set
in a world where history and fantasy collide, where a lowly
pawnbroker can encounter monsters, gods, and devils, The Cream of
the Jest is one work in a series of novels, essays, and poems known
as the Biography of the Life of Manuel. Partly inspired by the
obscenity trial surrounding his novel Jurgen, a Comedy of Justice,
The Cream of the Jest is a metafictional blend of literary
criticism and fantasy fiction about an author whose sudden fame
shocks his sleepy hometown. To the people of Lichfield, Felix
Kennaston is an unremarkable neighbor whose literary ambitions are
pursued in secrecy and obscurity. While completing a fantasy novel,
he discovers a strange talisman not unlike the one his hero
Horvendile presented to his beloved Ettare. That night, Felix meets
Ettare in a dream, inspiring him to rewrite the story's ending.
When it is published, charges of obscenity threaten to sink his
dreams before they can be realized. But critical attention has the
opposite effect, making Kennaston a bestselling author overnight.
Told from the perspective of Richard Harrowby, a neighbor from
Lichfield, The Cream of the Jest is a fascinating blend of literary
criticism and fantasy that poses important questions about the
divide between fiction and the world we live in. Cabell's work has
long been described as escapist, his novels and stories derided as
fantastic and obsessive recreations of a world lost long ago. To
read The Cream of the Jest, however, is to understand that the
issues therein-the struggle for power, the unspoken distance
between men and women-were vastly important not only at the time of
its publication, but in our own, divisive world. With a beautifully
designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition
of James Branch Cabell's The Cream of the Jest is a classic of
fantasy and romance reimagined for modern readers.
The High Place: A Comedy of Disenchantment (1923) is a novel 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 High Place: A Comedy of Disenchantment is one work in a series
of novels, essays, and poems known as the Biography of the Life of
Manuel. Descended from a line of such legendary heroes as Jurgen
and Dom Manuel, Florian, Duke of Puysange, is a relative disgrace
to his family name. Known as a dishonorable man, disloyal husband,
and destructive ruler, Florian harbors a secret desire. Since
boyhood, when he first laid eyes on the daughter of King Helmas,
Florian has known that the only way he could ever be happy would be
through marriage to Melior. Unable to access the mystical Forest of
Acaire, however, he takes out his frustration on friends and foes
alike. When Janicot, a shadowy figure, offers Florian his blessing,
the Duke sets out for the castle of King Helmas without regard to
the details of their pact. Set in a fictionalized France of the
13th century, The High Place: A Comedy of Disenchantment is a
captivating story of fantasy and adventure featuring a flawed hero
whose mythical world is not entirely different from our own.
Cabell's work has long been described as escapist, his novels and
stories derided as fantastic and obsessive recreations of a world
lost long ago. To read The High Place: A Comedy of Disenchantment,
however, is to understand that the issues therein-the struggle for
power, the unspoken distance between men and women-were vastly
important not only at the time of its publication, but in our own,
divisive world. With a beautifully designed cover and
professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of James Branch
Cabell's The High Place: A Comedy of Disenchantment is a classic of
fantasy and romance reimagined for modern readers.
The Cords of Vanity (1920) is a comic romance novel by James Branch
Cabell. Set in a world where history and fantasy collide, where the
laws of chivalry and honor continue to hold sway in postbellum
South, The Cords of Vanity is included in a series of novels,
essays, and poems known as the Biography of the Life of Manuel. A
man of honor and tradition, Robert Townsend comes from a prominent
family whose wealth and power once depended on its ownership of
slaves. Raised in a fast-changing world, in which the old agrarian
way of life is being replaced in response to growing
industrialization, Robert spends much of his time weaving tall
tales. In dreams only, he lives up to the ideals of his ancestors,
for whom honor was the most important thing of all. Set in a
fictionalized version of Richmond, The Cords of Vanity is a
captivating, hilarious tale of chivalry and romance inspired by the
author's experiences as a young man raised in a family of Southern
aristocrats. Originally written in 1909, before Cabell found
success and infamy with the publication of Jurgen, A Comedy of
Justice (1919), the novel is a fascinating glimpse into the mind of
a young writer hungry for critical acclaim. Cabell's work has long
been described as escapist, his novels and stories derided as
fantastic and obsessive recreations of a world lost long ago. To
read The Cords of Vanity, however, is to understand that the issues
therein-the struggle for power, the unspoken distance between men
and women-were vastly important not only at the time of its
publication, but in our own, divisive world. With a beautifully
designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition
of James Branch Cabell's The Cords of Vanity is a classic of
fantasy and romance reimagined for modern readers.
The Eagle's Shadow (1904) is the debut novel of James Branch
Cabell, a master of fantasy fiction and an underrated figure of
twentieth-century American literature. The novel is significant for
being among few of Cabell's works to take place both around the
time of its publication and to be set in the contemporary world.
Like many of his works, however, it paints an intricate portrait of
romance and power, immersing its reader into a fiction more real
than they'd care to admit. Most of the novel's action occurs at
Selwoode, a recently built mansion located in the English
countryside. Following the death of her uncle Frederick, Margaret
Hugonin finds herself his unlikely heiress, and is thrust into a
life she could not have prepared for even if she had managed to
imagine it in the first place. As she faces down suitor after
suitor while enduring a routine of lessons on philanthropy,
culture, and charity, she navigates the complexities of her love
for Billy Woods, her cousin through marriage and the nephew of
Selwoode's deceased scion, Frederick. Throughout the story, the
eagle-both Frederick's chosen heraldic animal and a symbol of
power-looms over their relationship. The ill-gotten nature of the
family fortune-acquired through the exploitation enabled by
imperialism and solidified in the shadows of Wall Street-threatens
to destroy not only their love, but their entire world. The Eagle's
Shadow, a novel at times tragic and comedic, is a brilliant and
bold social critique masquerading as romance, and a literary work
for all time. Cabell's work has long been described as escapist,
his novels and stories derided as fantastic and obsessive
recreations of a world lost long ago. To read The Eagle's Shadow,
however, is to understand that the issues therein-the struggle for
power, the unspoken distance between men and women-were vastly
important not only at the time of its publication, but in our own,
divisive world. With a beautifully designed cover and
professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of James Branch
Cabell's The Eagle's Shadow is a classic of comedy and romance
reimagined for modern readers.
Jurgen, A Comedy of Justice (1919) is a comic fantasy novel by
James Branch Cabell. Set in a world where history and fantasy
collide, where a lowly pawnbroker can encounter monsters, gods, and
devils, Jurgen, A Comedy of Justice is one of Cabell's best-known
works of fiction. For several years after its initial publication,
the novel was the subject of an obscenity trial pursued by the New
York Society for the Suppression of Vice. In 1923, after winning
his case, Cabell made sure to immortalize the event with a revised
edition featuring a "lost" chapter where Jurgen is persecuted for
his writing by grotesque Philistines. Jurgen, A Comedy of Justice
is one work in a series of novels, essays, and poems known as the
Biography of the Life of Manuel. "For now had come to Jurgen and
the Centaur a gold-haired woman, clothed all in white, and walking
alone. She was tall, and lovely and tender to regard: and hers was
not the red and white comeliness of many ladies that were famed for
beauty, but rather it had the even glow of ivory [...] to Jurgen
this woman's countenance was in all things perfect. Perhaps this
was because he never saw her as she was." Unsatisfied with life as
a lowly pawnbroker, Jurgen follows his heart in pursuit of ideal
love. A proponent of medieval chivalry, he encounters gods,
goddesses, kings, and queens as he passes from one otherworldly
realm to the next. On his wondrous journey, he meets some of the
most celebrated women in history and literature, including
Guinevere, Anaitis, and Helen of Troy. Jurgen, a wily poet and
legendary lover with a head full of dreams and desires, is an
allegorical figure for modern humanity, a flawed hero whose
kaleidoscopic world is not entirely different from our own.
Cabell's work has long been described as escapist, his novels and
stories derided as fantastic and obsessive recreations of a world
lost long ago. To read Jurgen, A Comedy of Justice, however, is to
understand that the issues therein-the struggle for power, the
unspoken distance between men and women-were vastly important not
only at the time of its publication, but in our own, divisive
world. With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset
manuscript, this edition of James Branch Cabell's Jurgen, A Comedy
of Justice is a classic of fantasy and romance reimagined for
modern readers.
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Chivalry (Hardcover)
James Branch Cabell; Contributions by Mint Editions
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Chivalry (1909) is a fascinating collection of tales that draw
inspiration from the popular chronicles of medieval Europe. Author
James Branch Cabell immerses his reader into this distant world ,
masking his authorship in order to ensure a fluidity of form and
content that injects his work of high fantasy with a sense of
truth. Intentionally layered in mystery and claims of authenticity,
Chivalry purports to be a copy made by royal scribe Colard Mansion
of the Dizain of Queens, a collection of chronicles, tales, and
histories written by Messire Nicolas de Caen for the Princess
Isabella of Portugal. In "The Story of the Sestina," a traveling
singer has a chance encounter with the Queen of England, who
recognizes him as the esteemed Osmund Heleigh and requests of him a
song. As he joins her on her journey through war-torn countryside,
two things become clear-the pair have a secret history, and, as
battle nears, Osmund will soon have to offer more than his songs in
her service. As the collection's title suggests, many of Cabell's
stories follow a similar theme: the relationship between men and
women within a system regulated by honor, responsibility, and often
blind loyalty. "The Story of the Tenson," set in Spain in 1265,
follows Ellinor of Castile's efforts to escape her marriage in the
pursuit of love. In "The Story of the Choices," Queen Ysabeau of
England eases her boredom by devising a series of trials for the
knight Sir Gregory Darrell. Over the course of ten tales, tales of
danger, romance, intrigue, and courage, James Branch Cabell's
Chivalry broadens the mystery of the medieval world while
illuminating, and critiquing, our own. Cabell's work has long been
described as escapist, his novels and stories derided as fantastic
and obsessive recreations of a world lost long ago. To read
Chivalry, however, is to understand that the issues therein-the
struggle for power, the unspoken distance between men and
women-were vastly important not only at the time of its
publication, but in our own, divisive world. With a beautifully
designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition
of James Branch Cabell's Chivalry is a classic of fantasy and
romance reimagined for modern readers.
Figures of Earth: A Comedy of Appearances (1921) is a comic fantasy
novel by James Branch Cabell. Set in a world where history and
fantasy collide, where a lowly swineherd can rise to be Count of
Poictesme, Figures of Earth: A Comedy of Appearances 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. "They of Poictesme narrate that in the old days when
miracles were as common as fruit pies, young Manuel was a
swineherd, living modestly in attendance upon the miller's pigs.
They tell also that Manuel was content enough: he knew not of the
fate which was reserved for him." Unsatisfied with life as a lowly
swineherd, Manuel follows his heart in pursuit of place where true
happiness exists. A proponent of medieval chivalry, he encounters
gods and goddesses, kings and queens, as he passes from one
otherworldly realm to the next. As the chains of the past begin to
fall away, Manuel discovers that through determination and valor,
he can excel the circumstances of his humble birth. Set in a
fictionalized France of the 13th century, Figures of Earth: A
Comedy of Appearances is a captivating story of fantasy and
adventurer featuring a flawed hero whose mythical world is not
entirely different from our own. Cabell's work has long been
described as escapist, his novels and stories derided as fantastic
and obsessive recreations of a world lost long ago. To read Figures
of Earth: A Comedy of Appearances, however, is to understand that
the issues therein-the struggle for power, the unspoken distance
between men and women-were vastly important not only at the time of
its publication, but in our own, divisive world. With a beautifully
designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition
of James Branch Cabell's Figures of Earth: A Comedy of Appearances
is a classic of fantasy and romance reimagined for modern readers.
The Eagle's Shadow (1904) is the debut novel of James Branch
Cabell, a master of fantasy fiction and an underrated figure of
twentieth-century American literature. The novel is significant for
being among few of Cabell's works to take place both around the
time of its publication and to be set in the contemporary world.
Like many of his works, however, it paints an intricate portrait of
romance and power, immersing its reader into a fiction more real
than they'd care to admit. Most of the novel's action occurs at
Selwoode, a recently built mansion located in the English
countryside. Following the death of her uncle Frederick, Margaret
Hugonin finds herself his unlikely heiress, and is thrust into a
life she could not have prepared for even if she had managed to
imagine it in the first place. As she faces down suitor after
suitor while enduring a routine of lessons on philanthropy,
culture, and charity, she navigates the complexities of her love
for Billy Woods, her cousin through marriage and the nephew of
Selwoode's deceased scion, Frederick. Throughout the story, the
eagle-both Frederick's chosen heraldic animal and a symbol of
power-looms over their relationship. The ill-gotten nature of the
family fortune-acquired through the exploitation enabled by
imperialism and solidified in the shadows of Wall Street-threatens
to destroy not only their love, but their entire world. The Eagle's
Shadow, a novel at times tragic and comedic, is a brilliant and
bold social critique masquerading as romance, and a literary work
for all time. Cabell's work has long been described as escapist,
his novels and stories derided as fantastic and obsessive
recreations of a world lost long ago. To read The Eagle's Shadow,
however, is to understand that the issues therein-the struggle for
power, the unspoken distance between men and women-were vastly
important not only at the time of its publication, but in our own,
divisive world. With a beautifully designed cover and
professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of James Branch
Cabell's The Eagle's Shadow is a classic of comedy and romance
reimagined for modern readers.
Straws and Prayer-Books, one of the least well known entries in the
Poictesme series, consists of collected shorter works.
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