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Monroe Park, Richmond, Va. During the war this site was used a recruiting and drill-ground, and afterwards as the State Fair grounds. Is now situated in the heart of the fashionable residence section of the City. Its shady walks and velvet lawn…
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Louisa Nelson was the beloved nurse of James Branch Cabell and his brothers Robert G. Cabell and John L. Cabell. She lived with the Cabell family for 25 years, employed first a a nurse, then later as a maid to the boys' mother, Anne Cabell. Louisa…
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Program notes for the debut of Deems Taylor's Symphonic Poem, "Jurgen" at Carnegie Hall, November 19 and 20, 1925.
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Halloween Party, Country Club, West Chester, PA, 1923

Cabell is in the center of the photo. Biographer Dr. Edgar MacDonald identifies most of the literary lions present in his book "James Branch Cabell and Richmond-in-Virginia."
Second from the…
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Cabell's collection label reads:Xanthos, The Horse of Achilles.A gift from Messire Donander of Evre, the Thane of Aigremont.--"Above Paradiso," inThe Silver Stallion. 56Note: Xanthos is the Latin form of the Greek name…
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Cabell's collection label reads:White Surrey, Horse of King Richard the Third.A gift from Mr. John Wilkes Booth.--The Eighteenth Letter, inLadies and Gentlemen.In Shakespeare's historical play Richard III, Richard orders his attendants to…
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Cabell's collection label reads:Sheratz, the Horse of King Marco of Serbia.A gift from Smirt, the Master of Gods.--Smirt. 47King Marco wasMarko Mrnjav?evi?, at 14th century rular and the most popular hero of Serbian epic poetry.…
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Cabell's collection label reads:Kelpie of the Black GlenA gift from Duke Propero of Milan.--"Duke Prospero at Milan," in These Restless Heads. 32These Restless Headswas the first book Cabell published under the name "Branch Cabell." He used this…
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Cabell's collection label reads: Philogeia, Horse of the Sun.A gift from Ellen Glasgow.-- "Miss Glasgow of Virginia," inLet Me Lie. 39This figurine bears a close resemblance to Horse No. 14.
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The descriptive label for this horse is missing. On the bottom of the figurine is an inscription:To Uncle James "Branch Cabell" fromJohn &Robert[partially obscurred]May he live long [writing obscurred]Xmas, 1936Given the identifying number "14"…
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Cabell's collection note reads:Grane, The Horse of Brunnhilde.A gift from Margaret Waller Freeman. 24In Wagner's Ring cycle Brunhilde's horse is named Grane.
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Cabell's collection tag reads:Cyllaros, The Horse of Castor.A gift from Colonel Henry Esmond of Castlewood-in-Virginia.--"Colonel Edmond of Virginia," inLet Me Lie. 19According to Brewer's A Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (a copy of which…
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Cabell's collection label reads: Bucephalos, The Horse of Alexander. A gift from Cesario dei Vetori, Prince of Melphe. --The King Was in His Counting House. 15The King Was in His Counting House is a satirical romance by Cabell,set in the…
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Cabell's label reads:Babieca, The Horse of the Cid.A gift from Wiglerus, Prince of Denmark.--Hamlet Had an Uncle. 8Babieca (which means simpleton or stupid) was the great warhorse of El Cid. After his death, El Cid's body was tied onto…
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Aquiline, The Horse of Raymond of Toulouse. A gift from Brace [sic] Abundant. --"Grance[sic] Abundant," in Special Delivery. 4Raymond of Toulousewas a powerful prince in southern France and one of the leaders of the First Crusade. Aquiline is…
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Cabell's collection label reads:Alsvidur, The Horse of Mani. A gift from Clitandre the Highwayman. --The Book of Clitandre, in Smith. 3Note: Mani is the moon god in Norse mythology who travels across the sky drawn by the horse Alsvidur. Mani is…
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James Branch Cabell's short story, "Prince Fribble's Burial," appears on pages 88-94 of this issue of The Red Book Magazine.
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