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James Branch Cabell

A Comedy of Appearances

1921

Illustrated by Frank C. Papé

List of Illustrations

Contents

PART ONE THE BOOK OF CREDIT

PART TWO THE BOOK OF SPENDING

PART THREE THE BOOK OF CAST ACCOUNTS

PART FOUR THE BOOK OF SURCHARGE

PART FIVE THE BOOK OF SETTLEMENT

To

SIX MOST GALLANT CHAMPIONS

Author's Note

A FOREWORD

To SINCLAIR LEWIS

A Foreword

II

III

PART ONE

THE BOOK OF CREDIT

TO WILSON FOLLETT

I

How Manuel Left the Mire

II

Niafer

III

Ascent of Vraidex

IV

In the Doubtful Palace

V

The Eternal Ambuscade

VI

Economics of Math

VII

The Crown of Wisdom

VIII

The Halo of Holiness

IX

The Feather of Love

PART TWO

THE BOOK OF SPENDING

TO LOUIS UNTERMEYER

X

Alianora

XI

Magic of the Apsarasas

XII

Ice and Iron

XIII

What Helmas Directed

XIV

They Duel on Morven

XV

Bandages for the Victor

PART THREE

THE BOOK OF CAST ACCOUNTS

TO H.L. MENCKEN

XVI

Freydis

XVII

Magic of the Image-Makers

XVIII

Manuel Chooses

XIX

The Head of Misery

XX

The Month of Years

XXI

Touching Repayment

XXII

Return of Niafer

XXIII

Manuel Gets His Desire

XXIV

Three Women

PART FOUR

THE BOOK OF SURCHARGE

TO HUGH WALPOLE

XXV

Affairs in Poictesme

XXVI

Deals with the Stork

XXVII

They Come to Sargyll

XXVIII

How Melicent Was Welcomed

XXIX

Sesphra of the Dreams

XXX

Farewell to Freydis

XXXI

Statecraft

XXXII

The Redemption of Poictesme

PART FIVE

THE BOOK OF SETTLEMENT

TO JOSEPH HERGESHEIMER

XXXIII

Now Manuel Prospers

XXXIV

Farewell to Alianora

XXXV

The Troubling Window

XXXVI

Excursions from Content

XXXVII

Opinions of Hinzelmann

XXXVIII

Farewell to Suskind

XXXIX

The Passing of Manuel

XL

Colophon: Da Capo

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