The mid-twentieth century American author James Branch Cabell made a significant contribution to the development of fantasy fiction. Famous exponents of the genre such as âJurgenâ and âThe Silver Stallionâ are noted for their satirical and mannered style, sexual symbolism and for exploring a unique philosophy of life. His landmark series of books, entitled âBiography of the Life of Manuelâ, are set in the imaginary medieval province of Poictesme, offering the reader an escape from real life, while employing a sceptical view of human experience. For the first time in publishing history, this eBook presents Cabellâs complete fictional works, with numerous illustrations, many rare texts, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1)
* Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Cabellâs life and works
* Concise introductions to the major texts
* The complete âBiography of the Life of Manuelâ, with individual contents tables
* Special âStorisende Indexâ page, with hyperlinks to the series in narrative order
* Features many rare books appearing for the first time in digital publishing
* Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts
* Excellent formatting of the texts
* Famous works are fully illustrated with their original artwork
* The complete âHeirs and Assignsâ trilogy
* The complete âThe Nightmare Has Tripletsâ trilogy
* Rare poetry, stories and essays available in no other collection
* Cabellâs autobiography, digitised here for the first time
* Features the important collection of essays âQuiet, Pleaseâ
* Ordering of texts into chronological order and genres
Please note: âThe St Johnsâ (1943), a non-fiction book and the first part of the âIt Happened in Floridaâ trilogy, was co-written with Alfred J. Hanna and so cannot appear in this eBook, due to copyright restrictions (release date 2029).
CONTENTS:
Storisende Index to âBiography of the Life of Manuelâ
Biography of the Life of Manuel Series:
The Eagleâs Shadow (1904)
The Line of Love (1905)
Gallantry (1907)
The Cords of Vanity (1909)
Chivalry (1909)
The Soul of Melicent (1913)
The Rivet in Grandfatherâs Neck (1915)
The Certain Hour (1916)
From the Hidden Way (1916)
The Cream of the Jest (1917)
Some Ladies and Jurgen (1918)
Beyond Life (1919)
Jurgen (1919)
The Judging of Jurgen (1920)
Figures of Earth (1921)
Taboo (1921)
The Jewel Merchants (1921)
The Lineage of Lichfield (1922)
The High Place (1923)
Straws and Prayer-Books (1924)
The Music From Behind the Moon (1926)
The Silver Stallion (1926)
Something about Eve (1927)
The White Robe (1928)
The Way of Ecben (1929)
Sonnets from Antan (1929)
Preface to the Past (1936)
âThe Nightmare Has Tripletsâ Trilogy
Smirt (1934)
Smith (1935)
Smire (1937)
âIt Happened in Floridaâ Trilogy
There Were Two Pirates (1946)
The Devilâs Own Dear Son (1949)
âHeirs and Assignsâ Trilogy
The King Was in His Counting House (1938)
Hamlet Had an Uncle (1940)
The First Gentleman of America (1942)
The Non-Fiction
Quiet, Please (1952)
The Autobiography
As I Remember It (1955)
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