Letters from James Branch Cabell manuscript], 1928-1938.

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Letters from James Branch Cabell manuscript], 1928-1938.

Three letters written by James Branch Cabell to [James R.?] Wells, to [Earl H.?] Emmons, and to Hudson Strode, 1928-1938.

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University of Virginia. Library

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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...

Emmons, Earl H., 1888-

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American journalist, humorist, and writer of light verse. From the description of E. H. Emmons letter to Luther Burbank [manuscript], 1913 February. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 191870492 ...

Wells, James Ralston

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Strode, Hudson, 1892-1976

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