1. James Branch Cabell (1879-1958). An "exhibit" on the author at the Virginia Commonwealth University's website.Category Arts Literature Authors C Cabell, James Branch......James Branch Cabell 18791958 The optimist proclaims that we live in the best ofall possible worlds; and the pessimist fears this is true. James Branch http://www.library.vcu.edu/jbc/speccoll/exhibit/cabell/jbclife.html

James Branch Cabell Library James Branch Cabell "The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds; and the pessimist fears this is true." James Branch Cabell from The Silver Stallion Richmond author James Branch Cabell is best known for his controversial Jurgen (1919), one of several ironic fantasies he wrote that took place in Cabell's mythical medieval world of Poictesme (Pwa-tem). Jurgen , laced with erotic overtones, was considered pornographic by some and a trial over its content brought the reclusive writer national fame. Throughout the 1920s, Cabell was highly regarded by his literary peers H.L. Mencken, Sinclair Lewis, and others praised his works. His medieval romanticism and fantasy were in fact thinly disguised commentary on the manners of those times. As the 1930s approached, when the realism of writers like Ernest Hemingway and John Steinbeck came into vogue, Cabell's sophisticated writing voice fell out of favor with the reading public. Cabell continued to write and by the end of his life he had authored some 52 volumes of work. Today, some recognize Cabell as one of the first contemporary writers from the South. Like his friend and fellow Richmond writer Ellen Glasgow (1873-1945), Cabell was not afraid to satirize what he saw as the South's contradictions. Others, noting Cabell's unique blending of classic myths and legends with his own imagination, consider him a pioneer of fantasy writing. His work has been admired by a diverse group of writers, including Carl Van Vechten, Margaret Mitchell, Edmund Wilson, Robert Heinlein, and Neil Gaiman.

2. James Branch Cabell James Cabell site. Cabell, James Branch (18791958). I met James Branch Cabell at Richmond and got on very well with him. http://www.powys-lannion.net/Powys/America/Cabell.htm

from Mike Keith's James Cabell site Cabell, James Branch (1879-1958) I met James Branch Cabell at Richmond and got on very well with him. He has a very high colour and a thin fine skin over which hangs down by the side of the queer Jurgenish snub-nose a black ribbon from his glasses. His colour is so high that it suggests that his face is a delicate sponge that has sucked up blood. As I looked at his face, as we talked over the fire in the house of his aunt, it seemed to me as if it might suddenly drip all over with a delicate and fine bloody sweat. He has very fine hands; and is so self-conscious and shy that his sedate dignity is like that of a school-boy (a plump head boy) dressed up for the end of term performance of the Frogs of Aristophanes. Kekety! kax! koax! koax! (Knoxville, Tenn., 23 November 1925 - Letters to His Brother Llewelyn J.B.Cabell was a novelist, best known for his creation of a mythical French province, Poictesme, whose 'history' from 1234 to 1750 he tells in a series of allegorical novels which are an indirect comment on American life. One novel of the series, Jurgen (1919), was suppressed as being immoral.

3. James Branch Cabell. Richmond author James Branch Cabell (18791958) is best known for his controversialJurgen (1919), one of several ironic fantasies he wrote that took place in http://www.library.vcu.edu/jbc/speccoll/exhibit/cabell/jbcbio.html

James Branch Cabell Library James Branch Cabell Richmond author James Branch Cabell (1879-1958) is best known for his controversial Jurgen (1919), one of several ironic fantasies he wrote that took place in Cabell's mythical medieval world of Poictesme (Pwa-tem). Jurgen, laced with erotic overtones, was considered pornographic by some and a trial over its content brought the reclusive writer national fame. Throughout the 1920s, Cabell was highly regarded by his literary peers H.L. Mencken, Sinclair Lewis, and others praised his works. His medieval romanticism and fantasy were in fact thinly disguised commentary on the manners of those times. Cabell was born in Richmond, Virginia on April 14, 1879 at 101 E. Franklin St., the present site of the Richmond Public Library. His father was Robert Gamble Cabell, II (1847-1922), a physician; his mother Anne Harris (1859-1915), daughter of Col. and Mrs James R. Branch. Cabell's great grandfather was William H. Cabell, governor of Virginia from 1805-1808. Cabell had two brothers, Robert Gamble Cabell, III (1881-1968) and John Lottier Cabell (1883-1946). His parents separated and were later divorced in 1907. After attending William and Mary College (1893-1898), where he taught courses in French and Greek while an undergraduate, Cabell worked briefly at the Richmond Times as a copy-holder. Beginning in 1899 he lived for two years in New York City, working for the

4. Cabell, James Branch, 1879-1958 "Jurgen; A Comedy Of Justice" Cabell, James Branch, 18791958. Jurgen; a Comedyof Justice. New York RM McBride company, 1922. http://docsouth.unc.edu/cabell/title.html

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5. Cabell, James Branch, 1879-1958 "Jurgen; A Comedy Of Justice" Jurgen a comedy of justice, by James Branch Cabell, 18791958 http://docsouth.dsi.internet2.edu/cabell/spine.html

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CQ Home Search CQ Random CQ Search eLibrary ... Bemorecreative Creative Quotations from . . . James Branch Cabell (1879-1958) born on Apr 14 US novelist, writer. He was known chiefly for his novel "Jurgen," 1919. Rent Clean Movies Random Quotes Book Close Outs The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds; and the pessimist fears this is true. Poetry is man's rebellion against being what he is. I am willing to taste any drink once. There is not any memory with less satisfaction than the memory of some temptation we resisted. While it is well enough to leave footprints on the sands of time, it is even more important to make sure they point in a commendable direction. Click here for more search engines and links to biographical websites The World's Largest Poster and Print Store All Categories Books ISBN (best) Title Author Clearance Movies DVD VHS Merchandise Sell Texts: Enter an ISBN The most comprehensive image search on the web. Published Sources for the Quotations Shown Above: F: "The Silver Stallion," quoted on "Who Said That?," BBC TV, 19 Sep 1958. R: Recalled on his death, 5 May 1958.

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8. The James Branch Cabell Page may ask, is James Branch Cabell? Ah, where to begin? James Branch Cabell (18791958) of Richmond, Virginia wrote about http://members.aol.com/s6sj7gt/mikecab.htm

Welcome to my James Branch Cabell Page You have arrived...at one of the few James Branch Cabell pages on the WWW. (The other one you should not fail to check out is at the J.B.C. Library at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond.) Who, you may ask, is James Branch Cabell? Ah, where to begin? James Branch Cabell (1879-1958) of Richmond, Virginia wrote about 50 books between 1905 and 1955, including the only octodecalogy that I'm aware of in literature - that's an 18-volume work - called the Biography of The Life of Manuel . (Actually, although the Biography was published in 18 volumes of the Storsende Edition , true Cabell fans know that by proper counting it is really 20 volumes, thus following the "fixed law of Poictesme that all things must go by tens forever".) Cabell's rise to fame began with the volume of the Biography called Jurgen , a highly entertaining novel about the eponymous pawnbroker involving elements of fantasy, mythology, adventure, satire, and commentary on human nature. ( News Flash [1999]: The first ever recording of American composer Deems Taylor's Symphonic Poem for Orchestra based on Jurgen , produced by yours truly, is now available! Go

9. Cabell, James Branch, 1879-1958. Letters To Ivan Somerville: Guide. fMS Am 1395 Cabell, James Branch, 18791958. Letters to Ivan SomervilleGuide. Houghton Library, Harvard College Library Harvard http://oasis.harvard.edu/html/hou01152.html

fMS Am 1395 Cabell, James Branch, 1879-1958. Letters to Ivan Somerville: Guide. Houghton Library, Harvard College Library Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138 Descriptive Summary Repository: Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University Location: f Call No.: MS Am 1395 Creator: Cabell, James Branch, 1879-1958. Title: Letters to Ivan Somerville, Date(s): Quantity: 1 v. (.1 linear ft.) Abstract: Letters of the American author James Branch Cabell to Ivan Somerville. Administrative Information Acquisition Information: Purchased with the Morris Gray fund; received: 1955 Dec. 19. Historical Note Cabell was a 20th-century American author famous for his novel Figures of earth. Arrangement Arranged chronologically. Scope and Content Typescript letters to Ivan Somerville, together with letters from William Dana Orcutt to Somerville and copies of related correspondence. Container List Cabell, James Branch, 1879- T.L.s. to Ivan Somerville: (1) Mountain Lake, 16 Jul 1927. 1s.(1p.) (2) Same, 17 Jul 1927. 1s.(1p.) (3) Same, 27 Jul 1927. 1s.(1p.)

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wiem.onet.pl napisz do nas losuj: has³a multimedia Literatura, Stany Zjednoczone Cabell James Branch widok strony znajd¼ podobne poka¿ powi±zane Cabell James Branch (1879-1958), pisarz amerykañski. Autor cyklu powie¶ci fantastyczno-alegorycznych, które zdoby³y du¿y rozg³os i przyczyni³y siê do rozwoju nurtu satyry spo³ecznej w latach 20., szczególnie atakuj±cy amerykañsk± obyczajowo¶æ i pruderiê (np. Jurgen 1919). Stworzy³ wizjê ¿ycia mieszkañców mitycznej krainy Poictesme, uosabiaj±cych Amerykanów. Tak¿e powie¶ci historyczne, wiersze, opowiadania, eseje. zobacz wszystkie serwisy do góry Encyklopedia zosta³a opracowana na podstawie Popularnej Encyklopedii Powszechnej Wydawnictwa Fogra

11. Cabell, James Branch, 1879-1958. Letters To Ivan Somerville: Guide. No Frames Version. http://oasis.harvard.edu/html/hou01152frames.html

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12. James Branch Cabell, 1879-1958. Jurgen: A Comedy Of Justice. University of North Carolina offers a look at this James Branch Cabell book from the early 20th century with over 350 pages. Take a look at the original cover. James Branch Cabell, 18791958. Jurgen a Comedy of Justice. http://metalab.unc.edu/docsouth/cabell/menu.html

James Branch Cabell, 1879-1958 Jurgen: a Comedy of Justice. Full Text (368 p., ca. 700K) HTML file SGML/TEI file for use with an SGML Viewer Illustrations Cover Spine Title Page Subjects Devil Fiction. Middle Ages Fiction. Wives Fiction. Funding from a Chancellor's Grant for Instructional Technology supported the electronic publication of this title. Return to "Library of Southern Literature" Home Page Return to Documenting the American South Home Page Feedback URL: http://docsouth.unc.edu/cabell/menu.html Last update November 07, 2000

13. James Branch Cabell (1879-1958) American Literature on the Web James Branch Cabell (18791958) GeneralResources James Branch Cabell page (Virginia Commonwealth Univ. http://www.nagasaki-gaigo.ac.jp/ishikawa/amlit/c/cabell20.htm

James Branch Cabell (1879-1958) General Resources James Branch Cabell page (Virginia Commonwealth Univ. Library) James Branch Cabell page (Christopher Jon Caldwell) Writings The Certain Hour 1909 (U.Virginia) The Certain Hour (Gutenberg text) The Certain Hour THE CREAM OF THE JEST American Literature on the Web Cabell20.htm

14. Untitled New York, Literary Guild, 1932. AUTHOR Cabell, James Branch, 1879-1958. -New York, McBride 1955 AUTHOR Cabell, James Branch, 1879-1958. http://www.uwm.edu/~mrdunn/cream.frames/cabell.html

The cords of vanity; The certain hour The cream of the jest The eagle's shadow; From the hidden way The rivet in grandfather's neck;

15. The James Branch Cabell Page Biography, bibliography, and analysis.Category Arts Literature Authors C Cabell, James Branch...... James Branch Cabell (18791958) of Richmond, Virginia wrote about 50 books between1905 and 1955, including the only octodecalogy that I'm aware of in http://users.aol.com/s6sj7gt/mikecab.htm

Welcome to my James Branch Cabell Page You have arrived...at one of the few James Branch Cabell pages on the WWW. (The other one you should not fail to check out is at the J.B.C. Library at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond.) Who, you may ask, is James Branch Cabell? Ah, where to begin? James Branch Cabell (1879-1958) of Richmond, Virginia wrote about 50 books between 1905 and 1955, including the only octodecalogy that I'm aware of in literature - that's an 18-volume work - called the Biography of The Life of Manuel . (Actually, although the Biography was published in 18 volumes of the Storsende Edition , true Cabell fans know that by proper counting it is really 20 volumes, thus following the "fixed law of Poictesme that all things must go by tens forever".) Cabell's rise to fame began with the volume of the Biography called Jurgen , a highly entertaining novel about the eponymous pawnbroker involving elements of fantasy, mythology, adventure, satire, and commentary on human nature. ( News Flash [1999]: The first ever recording of American composer Deems Taylor's Symphonic Poem for Orchestra based on Jurgen , produced by yours truly, is now available! Go

16. The James Branch Cabell Page James Branch Cabell (18791958), For, as you of course perceive, the literaryartist plays he does nothing else, except with haste and grudgingly; and the http://users.aol.com/antanpress/cabell.htm

James Branch Cabell "For, as you of course perceive, the literary artist plays: he does nothing else, except with haste and grudgingly; and the sole end of his endeavor is to divert himself." Cabell, Straws and Prayer Books James Branch Cabell of Richmond, Virginia wrote about 50 books between 1905 and 1955, including an "octodecalogy" (18-volume work) called the Biography of The Life of Manuel . Actually, although the Biography was published in 18 volumes of the Storsende Edition , true Cabell fans know that by proper counting it is really 20 volumes, thus following the "fixed law of Poictesme that all things must go by tens forever". Cabell's rise to fame began with the volume of the Biography called Jurgen , a highly entertaining novel about the eponymous pawnbroker involving elements of fantasy, mythology, adventure, satire, and commentary on human nature. Cabell may win the award for the most obscure writer (today) who at one time was hugely famous. In the early 1920's, after

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19. Let Me Lie, By James Branch Cabell Reviews. The Author. James Branch Cabell (18791958) was the authorof numerous works of fiction, history, criticism, and genealogy. http://www.upress.virginia.edu/books/cabell.html

Reviews Author Related Links To Order Let Me Lie: Being in the Main an Ethnological Account of the Remarkable Commonwealth of Virginia and the Making of Its History By James Branch Cabell, With a Foreword by R.H.W. Dillard ISBN 0-8139-2043-4 The Virginia Bookshelf When Let Me Lie was first published in 1947, most reviewers missed the double meaning of the book's title. Deaf to James Branch Cabell's many-layered ironic wit, they read the book as a paean to the old South. Readers of this new paperback edition are unlikely to repeat the mistake. Let Me Lie is indeed a carefully researched and brilliantly written historical narrative of Virginia from 1559 to 1946focusing on Tidewater, Richmond, and the Northern Neckbut as a fictional scholar remarks in the book, Cabell's history is "both accurate and injudicious." Virginia's story of itself, Cabell claims, depends on illusion and myth, and his skill as a satirist allows him to construct and deflate these myths simultaneously. Ranging from Don Luis de Velasco and Captain John Smith to Edgar Allan Poe and Ellen Glasgow, from Confederate heroes to the oddities of the post-Civil War Old Dominion, Let Me Lie remains compulsively readable, as history, entertainment, or both.

20. The Lost Club THE LOST CLUB JOURNAL. James Branch Cabell (18791958). America'sGreatest Mythmaker. by Desmond Tarrant. For you and I are going a http://freepages.pavilion.net/users/tartarus/cabell.html

THE LOST CLUB JOURNAL James Branch Cabell (1879-1958) America's Greatest Mythmaker by Desmond Tarrant For you and I are going a queer way, in search of justice, over the grave of a dream and through the malice of time. Jurgen The great American scholar Vernon Louis Parrington wrote, in Main Currents of American Thought , that Cabell was: A self-reliant intellectual, rich in the spoils of all literature, one of the great masters of English prose, the supreme comic figure thus far granted us, he stands apart from the throng of lesser American novelists. . Who was Cabell, what was his philosophy of life, and what did he write? He was born into one of Virginia's leading families on the 14 April 1879 in Richmond, Virginia. In Mark Twain's last tragic years, Cabell was his chief reading. Cabell was directly descended from two distinguished Southern families. He married Priscilla Bradley, a little older than himself, and they lived for many years in Dumbarton Grange, Virginia, an eighteenth century house which provided the setting for many of his novels. Later, he moved to Monument Avenue, Richmond, where I met him in 1957. Priscilla was described as "fair, energetic, and charming". In Cabell's autobiography he explained how she was the heart of his spiritual development and the figure who most haunted his writings. Gradually, he became one of America's most learned authors, fully matching the New England Transcendentalists.

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