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4 unusual facts about James Branch Cabell


Biography of the Life of Manuel

Biography of the Life of Manuel is a series of novels, essays and poetry by James Branch Cabell.

Dying Earth

According to pulp editor Sam Merwin, Vance's earliest magazine submissions in the 1940s were heavily influenced by the style of James Branch Cabell.

The Cream of the Jest

is a comical and philosophical novel with possible fantasy elements, by James Branch Cabell, published in 1917.

The Smart Set

His replacement, Charles Hanson Towne, was the magazine’s first editor to actively push for new literary talent such as O. Henry and James Branch Cabell.


Domnei

In modern times, the term "Domnei" is especially known for its usage in the title and plot of Domnei: A Comedy of Woman-Worship (1913), a fantasy novel by James Branch Cabell, which is set in the imaginary French province of Poictesme during the second half of the thirteenth century.

Gâtinais

A region called Gâtinais is a neighbour of the fictional land of Poictesme in James Branch Cabell's Biography of the Life of Manuel.

Oscar Handlin

He was possessed of a sardonic wit honed by his love of the novels of James Branch Cabell, the operettas of Gilbert & Sullivan and the cartoons of Al Capp who was a family friend.


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