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James Branch Cabell

Born

in Richmond, Virginia, The United States

April 14, 1879

Died

May 05, 1958

Genre

Science Fiction & Fantasy

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James Branch Cabell was an American author of fantasy fiction and belles lettres. Cabell was well regarded by his contemporaries, including H. L. Mencken, Edmund Wilson, and Sinclair Lewis. His works were considered escapist and fit well in the culture of the 1920s, when they were most popular. For Cabell, veracity was "the one unpardonable sin, not merely against art, but against human welfare." ...more

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Average rating: 3.85 · 4,120 ratings · 422 reviews · 256 distinct works • Similar authors

	Jurgen (The Biography of Manuel, #7) by James Branch Cabell, Frank C. Papé (Illustrator) 3.82 avg rating — 1,092 ratings — published 1919 — 682 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Figures of Earth really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 317 ratings — published 1921 — 165 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Silver Stallion 3.89 avg rating — 205 ratings — published 1926 — 58 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Cream of the Jest 3.93 avg rating — 171 ratings — published 1917 — 110 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The High Place 3.78 avg rating — 155 ratings — published 1923 — 54 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Domnei 3.78 avg rating — 116 ratings — published 1913 — 119 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Something About Eve 3.77 avg rating — 110 ratings — published 1927 — 41 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Beyond Life 3.88 avg rating — 74 ratings — published 1919 — 74 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Chivalry 3.60 avg rating — 50 ratings — published 1909 — 25 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Rivet in Grandfather's Neck: A Comedy of Limitations 3.28 avg rating — 36 ratings — published 1915	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by James Branch Cabell

The Biography of Manuel (23 books)
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James Branch Cabell,

Frank C. Papé (Illustrator)

3.81 avg rating — 2,582 ratings

The Nightmare Has Triplets (4 books)
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James Branch Cabell

3.77 avg rating — 35 ratings

Quotes by 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, The Silver Stallion

tags: optimism, pessimism

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“There is not any memory with less satisfaction than the memory of some temptation we resisted.”
― James Branch Cabell

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“For although this was a very heroic war, with a parade of every sort of high moral principle, and with the most sonorous language employed upon both sides, it somehow failed to bring about either the reformation or the ruin of humankind: and after the conclusion of the murdering and general breakage, the world went on pretty much as it has done after all other wars, with a vague notion that a deal of time and effort had been unprofitably invested, and a conviction that it would be inglorious to say so.”
― James Branch Cabell, Figures of Earth

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Polls

July Fantasy -- The following poll decides which two books will go to the final round of polls for July 2018's Fantasy BOTM.

The Last Days of New Paris by China Miéville

18 votes, 25.0%

A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness

13 votes, 18.1%

Titus Groan by Mervyn Peake

12 votes, 16.7%

Winter Rose by Patricia A. McKillip

8 votes, 11.1%

The Salt Roads by Nalo Hopkinson

7 votes, 9.7%

The Queens of Innis Lear by Tessa Gratton

7 votes, 9.7%

Jurgen by James Branch Cabell

7 votes, 9.7%

72 total votes

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