James Branch Cabell list of manuscripts [manuscript], 1957.

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James Branch Cabell list of manuscripts [manuscript], 1957.

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A "virtually complete list of [Cabell's] remaining revised typescripts and manuscripts" (4 p.). Includes letter from Cabell to John Cook Wyllie asking about valuation of them and mentioning his plans to donate and sell them. Also includes a letter from Wyllie to Cabell with names of appraisers and recommending that the collection not be dispersed.

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Wyllie, John Cook, 1908-1968

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Description of this Albemarle Co. lawyer. From the description of Biographical sketch of George Carr [manuscript] / drafted by J.C.W. for his grandson Mr. Charles Carr, 1967. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647936052 Wyllie was Director of Libraries, University of Virginia, and Book Review Editor of The Richmond News Leader. From the description of Letters : concerning his book reviews in The Richmond news leader, 1952-1963. (University of Virginia)...

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...