Quote of the day
Men were only made into "men" with great difficulty even in primitive society: the male is not naturally "a man" any more than the woman. He has to be propped up into that position with some ingenuity, and is always likely to collapse.
James Branch Cabell
Born: April 14, 1879
Died: May 5, 1958 (aged 79)
Bio: James Branch Cabell was an American author of fantasy fiction and belles lettres. Cabell was well regarded by his contemporaries, including H. L. Mencken, Edmund Wilson, and Sinclair Lewis.
Known for:
- Jurgen, A Comedy of Justice (1919)
- Figures of Earth (1921)
- The Cream of the Jest (1917)
- Something About Eve (1927)
- The silver stallion (1926)
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