The Cream of the Jest: A comedy of evasions — John Shaqi
The Cream of the Jest: A comedy of evasionsCabell, James Branch
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The Cream of the Jest: A comedy of evasions
Cabell, James Branch
Allegories; Authors -- Fiction; Dreams -- Fiction; Fantasy fiction
VI JOURNEYS END: WITH THE 26
CUSTOMARY UNMASKING
BOOK SECOND
I OF A TRIFLE FOUND IN TWILIGHT 37
II BEYOND USE AND WONT FARES THE 40
ROAD TO STORISENDE
III OF IDLE SPECULATIONS IN A 49
LIBRARY
IV HOW THERE WAS A LIGHT IN THE 55
FOG
V OF PUBLISHING: WITH AN 61
UNLIKELY APPENDIX
VI SUGGESTING THEMES OF UNIVERSAL 72
APPEAL
VII PECULIAR CONDUCT OF A 80
PERSONAGE
VIII OF VAIN REGRET AND WONDER IN 93
THE DARK
BOOK THIRD
I THEY COME TO A HIGH PLACE 103
II OF THE SIGIL AND ONE USE OF IT 107
III TREATS OF A PRELATE AND, IN 110
PART, OF PIGEONS
IV LOCAL LAWS OF NEPHELOCOCCYGIA 118
V OF DIVERS FLESHLY RIDDLES 125
VI IN PURSUIT OF A WHISPER 130
VII OF TRUISMS: TREATED REASONABLY 136
BOOK FOURTH
I ECONOMIC CONSIDERATIONS OF 143
PIETY
II DEALS WITH PEN SCRATCHES 150
III BY-PRODUCTS OF RATIONAL 156
ENDEAVOR
IV “EPPER SI MUOVE” 163
V EVOLUTION OF A VESTRYMAN 172
BOOK FIFTH
I OF POETIC LOVE: TREATED WITH 195
POETIC INEFFICIENCY
II CROSS-PURPOSES IN SPACIOUS 210
TIMES
III HORVENDILE TO ETTARRE: AT 217
WHITEHALL
IV HORVENDILE TO ETTARRE: AT 222
VAUX-LE-VICOMTE
V HORVENDILE TO ETTARRE: IN THE 226
CONCIERGERIE
VI OF ONE ENIGMA THAT THREATENED 232
TO PROVE ALLEGORICAL
VII TREATS OF WITCHES, MIXED 239
DRINKS, AND THE WEATHER
BOOK SIXTH
I SUNDRY DISCLOSURES OF THE 249
PRESS
II CONSIDERATIONS TOWARD SUNSET 254
III ONE WAY OF ELUSION 258
IV PAST STORISENDE FARES THE ROAD 262
OF USE AND WONT
V WHICH MR. FLAHERTY DOES NOT 269
QUITE EXPLAIN
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