The Cream of the Jest: A Comedy of Evasions (Wildside Fantasy) [Paperback]

James Branch Cabell (Author), Harold Ward (Introduction)

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Series: Wildside Fantasy | Publication Date: February 1, 2001

This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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James Branch Cabell (1879-1956) is best known for his tales of the imaginary land of Poictesme, where chivalry and galantry live on. All of Cabell's works from before 1930 were assembled into the grand "Biography of the Life of Manuel," the supposed redeemer of the land of Poictesme, and they form a series which follows Manuel and his descendants through the centuries.

Cabell has been a favorite author of many famous writers, ranging from Lin Carter to Robert A. Heinlein.

Product Details

• Paperback: 268 pages
• Publisher: Borgo Press (February 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1587152207
• ISBN-13: 978-1587152207
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.1 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,700,982 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars The Real Never Ending Story, July 12, 2001

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This review is from: The Cream of the Jest: A Comedy of Evasions (Wildside Fantasy) (Paperback)

The last (?) descendant of Dom Manuel confronts the past to discover reality. Cabell's "average" (i.e. classical) exercise in urban wit, devious language and human puzzlement. This is a doorway to the past and all the other books of the History.