j d worthington
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Finished The Cords of Vanity last night... this one was rather odd in that, though quite liking it as a whole, toward the end I began to feel that it was going to be something of a disappointment at that point... and then the final ten pages or so, very quietly and understatedly, hit like a punch from nowhere. No, not a disappointment at all. With each book, I become increasingly impressed with the craft and skill in what he has done in this massive undertaking.
And I have now moved on to volume thirteen of the "Biography"... a rather odd one containing both a book of verse (purportedly written or translated by the protagonist of the novel mentioned above), From the Hidden Way (so far, often quite good and, again, quietly powerful) and Cabell's only essay into playwriting, The Jewel Merchants....
And I have now moved on to volume thirteen of the "Biography"... a rather odd one containing both a book of verse (purportedly written or translated by the protagonist of the novel mentioned above), From the Hidden Way (so far, often quite good and, again, quietly powerful) and Cabell's only essay into playwriting, The Jewel Merchants....