Papers of James Branch Cabell, 1919-1932.

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Papers of James Branch Cabell, 1919-1932.

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The papers include two letters 1924 October 3 and 1926 May 10 from Elinor Hoyt Wylie in which Wylie thanks Cabell for a book and inscription; two leaves from corrected proofs of Jurgen; five letters, n.d., from Frances Newman in which she discusses family news, her illnesses and travels, and her book The Hard Boiled Virgin; and a clipping from the Atlanta Journal, 1932 October 16, in which Cabell, featured in the story, discusses Frances Newman.

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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...

Wylie, Elinor, 1885-1928

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Elinor Wylie was an American novelist and poet. From the description of Elinor Wylie collection of papers, 1885-1950 bulk (1902-1928). (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 86164221 From the guide to the Elinor Wylie collection of papers, 1885-1950, 1902-1928, (The New York Public Library. Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature.) Poet and author. Full name: Elinor Morton Hoyt Hichborn Wiley BeneĢt. Married to Philip Hichbo...

Newman, Frances, -1928

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FranceFrances Newman, author and librarian, was born in the 1880s in Atlanta, Georgia, and died October 22, 1928, in New York City. A librarian for the Carnegie Library of Atlanta (1913-1923) and for the Georgia Institute of Technology (1924-1926), she was also the author of THE SHORT STORIES MUTATIONS (1924), THE HARD-BOILED VIRGIN (1926), and DEAD LOVERS ARE FAITHFUL LOVERS (1928). She also worked as a translator of French literature before her death. Newman, author and librarian, was born in ...