Letter, 1920 Feb. 18, Dumbarton, Va. to Mr. J.D. Chamberlain, Marietta, Ohio.

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Letter, 1920 Feb. 18, Dumbarton, Va. to Mr. J.D. Chamberlain, Marietta, Ohio.

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Thanks Chamberlain for his sonnet and for his praise of Jurgen.

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Chamberlain, J. Dudley.

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Cabell, James Branch, 1879-1958

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Richmond author James Branch Cabell (1879-1958) is best known for his controversial book, Jurgen (1919), a fantasy set in Cabell's mythical medieval world of Poictesme (pronounced Pwa-tem). The New York Society for the Suppression of Vice contended the book was obscene. A trial over its content brought the reclusive writer national fame. Throughout the 1920s, Cabell's literary peers, including H.L. Mencken and Sinclair Lewis, praised his works. Cabell was born April 14, 1879, at 101 E. Frank...