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James Branch Cabell Collection, Accession 5298-aa, Special Collections Department, University of Virginia Library
Purchase, 1993 July 7
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acknowledging DeCasseres' praise of his work and returning praise, and hoping that he will read Jurgen "which attempts to carry out the theories of "Beyond Life"
commenting that DeCasseres' The Shadow-Eater is one of his favorite books and that Jules de Gaultier is unknown to him
hoping he can "eventually win through Jurgen to the bitter end," praising DeCasseres' article on "The Immortality of the Soul," and encouraging "the debut of those ten or twelve unpublished books"
expressing enjoyment of DeCasseres' Smart Set "Movies" and thanking him for a compliment
commenting on his pleasure at reading his article in the "Literary Supplement" of The Evening Post, with AN at bottom
expressing his pleasure upon receiving the inscribed copy of Chameleon
declining an offer to do the introduction to The Shadow-Eater because of trying to finish his new book [ The High Place ] by the first of the year
regretfully declining the offer to do the introduction while working on The High Place
expressing his pleasure at having The Shadow-Eater "in its handsome new dress," and planning to compare the two versions
expressing profound pleasure in reading Sex in Inhibitia
thankful for receipt of Portraits on Galvanized Iron and The Boy of Bethlehem
concerning the latter's proposed essay on Poictesmism
thanking him for the interesting paper on Poictesmism, and expressing regret in its not being published
thanking him for The Superman in America pamphlet
referring to an essay sent by DeCasseres
sending his thanks for the "June Thinker"
saying he will send a copy of These Restless Heads as soon as he has it, and wishing the best for DeCasseres' The Elect and the Damned
thanking him for "arranging the introduction" between Japan and himself
concerning his name in a Japanese magazine, and mentioning The Restless Heads
thanking him for the Japanese article, a criticism of his work
forwarding a copy of Smirt
expressing pleasure at receiving his book The Muse of Lies , and sending a belated copy of Preface to the Past
acknowledging receipt of the copy of The Elect and the Damned , which he found on his way through Richmond
expressing gratitude for the heart-warming letter concerning a comment on Cabell's book