Letter to Dr. Collins, 1926 March 15.

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Letter to Dr. Collins, 1926 March 15.

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Cabell responds to a letter about the establishment of an Academy and the awarding of a prize. He suggests the Academy should consist of three practicing critics with liberal preferences, three amateurs of literature, three recognized and mature creative writers, and three professors of English literature.

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Collins, Dr.

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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...