The complete online text of The Cords of Vanity by James Branch Cabell.

The American essayist and writer of romantic fiction James Branch Cabell (1879-1958) played an important part in the battle against sexual taboos in American literature during the 1920s. James Branch Cabell was born in Richmond, Va., into an aristocratic...

Virginia-born James Branch Cabell , along with fellow Richmonder Ellen Glasgow, was one of the first voices of what would later become a rising chorus of modern southern writers. He is recognized today as a pioneering novelist and short-story writer of t...

Born and raised in Richmond, Virginia, James Branch Cabell lived a life more or less typical of a Southern gentleman of modest means and impeccable pedigree. He attended William and Mary College (1894-1898) where his precocious brilliance was generally r...

THE CORDS OF VANITY London-based, pricey private investigator John Samson is no run-of-the-mill detective-series hero: he collects antique clocks and eats quiche during stakeouts. In his puzzling new case, he is challenged to decide which story put forward by his flaky, haughty client...

The Record (Bergen County, NJ) 02-20-1992 A VANITY OF VANITIES Date: 02-20-1992, Thursday Section: OPINION Edition: All Editions -- 5 Star, 4 Star, 3 Star, 2 Star, 1 Star GOVERNOR FLORIO presided the other day at what was billed as a summit...