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Figures of Earth

by James Branch Cabell

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Figures of Earth: A Comedy of Appearances (1921) is a fantasy novel or ironic romance by James Branch Cabell, set in the imaginary French province of Poictesme during the first half of the 13th century. The book follows the earthly career of Dom Manuel the Redeemer from his origins as a swineherd, through his elevation to the rank of Count of Poictesme, to his death. It forms the second volume of Cabell's gigantic Biography of the Life of Manuel.

First published: 1921 382 pages
Category
Fantasy
Priority
Recommended
Author works
4
Language
eng
Subjects
Fiction, fantasy, generalPoictesme (imaginary place), fictionWit and humorHumor, generalHeroesFictionMedieval CivilizationAmericanFantasy fictionComedy

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