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Figures of Earth: A Comedy of AppearancesJames Branch Cabell

Figures of Earth: A Comedy of Appearances

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Original author: James Branch Cabell

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"Figures of Earth: A Comedy of Appearances" by James Branch Cabell is a fantasy novel published in 1921. Set in the imaginary French province of Poictesme during the 13th century, it chronicles Dom Manuel the Redeemer's journey from swineherd to Count of Poictesme. This ironic romance presents an ambitious protagonist who is cowardly, treacherous, and unsatisfied with his ill-gotten gains, yet becomes transformed into legend after death. The novel explores themes of ambition, appearance versus reality, and the creation of heroic myths.

Figures of Earth: A Comedy of Appearances, by James Branch Cabell. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #11639.

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10 Chapters

  1. 1.Part FIVE: The Book of Settlement3,009 words
  2. 2.Part ONE: The Book of Credit (1)8,770 words
  3. 3.Part ONE: The Book of Credit (2)8,168 words
  4. 4.Part TWO: The Book of Spending11,098 words
  5. 5.Part THREE: The Book of Cast Accounts (1)8,768 words
  1. 6.Part THREE: The Book of Cast Accounts (2)4,698 words
  2. 7.Part FOUR: The Book of Surcharge (1)8,739 words
  3. 8.Part FOUR: The Book of Surcharge (2)6,465 words
  4. 9.Part FIVE: The Book of Settlement (1)8,801 words
  5. 10.Part FIVE: The Book of Settlement (2)5,494 words