An American author of fantasy fiction and belles lettres. Cabell was well regarded by his contemporaries, including H. L. Mencken and Sinclair Lewis. His works were considered escapist and fit well in the culture of the 1920s, when his works were most popular.
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Gallantry (1922)
The Rivet in Grandfather's Neck: A Comedy of Limitations (1915)
The Line of Love (1921)
The Cords of Vanity (1909)
Taboo (1921)
Chivalry (1909)
Domnei (1920)
Figures of Earth (1921)
The Certain Hour (1909)
The Jewel Merchants (1921)
The Eagle's Shadow (1904)
Jurgen: A Comedy of Justice (1922)
Gallantry (1922)
Half in masquerade, playing the drawing-room or garden comedy of life, these persons have upon them, not less than the landscape among the accidents of which they group themselves with fittingness, a certain light that we should seek for in vain upon anything real.
The Cords of Vanity (1909)
A study of the artistic temperament, being the history of a hero who degenerates progressively.
Domnei (1920)
The sumptuous adventures of Perion, an outlaw wrongly accused of murdering a king. While taking refuge by masquerading as a prominent vicomte, Perion falls hopelessly in love with Lady Melicent, the count's sister, who in turn helps Perion escape his pursuers -- only to have his ship waylaid by thugs in the employ of the ghastly heathen warlord Demetrios. Learning of Perion's fate, Melicent makes her way to the court of Demetrios, where she offers herself in exchange for Perion's freedom.
Jurgen, A Comedy of Justice -
Cabell's eighth (and best-known) book, Jurgen, A Comedy of Justice (1919), was the subject of a celebrated obscenity case shortly after its publication. The eponymous hero, who considers himself a "monstrous clever fellow," embarks on a journey through ever more fantastic realms, even to hell and heaven. Everywhere he goes, he winds up seducing the local women, even the Devil's wife.
