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This novel, set in the mythical land of Poictesme, is a romantic and satirical exploration of love across several generations. Cabell weaves a series of interconnected stories, each illustrating the folly, passion, and persistence of love in its many forms. With his characteristic... Read Full Overview

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for... Read Full Overview

The Line of Love by James Branch Cabell is a novel that explores the complexities of love and relationships through the eyes of the protagonist, Manuel. Manuel is a young man who is torn between his love for his childhood sweetheart, Niafer, and his desire for the beautiful and... Read Full Overview

The Line of Love (1913) is a collection of comic fantasy tales by James Branch Cabell. Set in a world where history and fantasy collide, where a lowly swineherd can rise to be Count of Poictesme, The Line of Love is one of Cabell's best-known works of fiction,... Read Full Overview

The Cabell case belongs to comedy in the grand manner. For fifteen years or more the man wrote and wrote-good stuff, sound stuff, extremely original stuff, often superbly fine stuff-and yet no one in the whole of this vast and incomparable Republic arose to his merit-no one,... Read Full Overview

The Line of Love is a novel written by James Branch Cabell, first published in 1905. The story follows the life of a young man named Manuel who is born into a wealthy family in the fictional land of Poictesme. Manuel is a talented musician and artist, but he is also restless... Read Full Overview

James Branch Cabell (1879-1958) was an American author of fantasy fiction and belles lettres. He worked from 1898 to 1900 as a newpaper reporter in New York City, but returned to Richmond in 1901, where he worked several months on the staff of the Richmond News. In 1902, seven... Read Full Overview

The Line of Love; Dizain des Mariages, has been acknowledged as a major work throughout human history, and we have taken precautions to assure its preservation by republishing this book in a modern manner for both present and future generations. This book has been completely... Read Full Overview