Let Me Lie - Cabell, James Branch
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When "Let Me Lie" was firstpublished in 1947, most reviewers missed the double meaning of the book's title.Deaf to James Branch Cabell's many-layered ironic wit, they read the book as a paeanto the old South. Readers of this new paperbackedition are unlikely to repeat the mistake. "Let MeLie" is indeed a carefully researched and brilliantly writtenhistorical narrative of Virginia from 1559 to 1946--focusing on Tidewater, Richmond, and the Northern Neck--but as a fictional scholar remarks in the book, Cabell'shistory is "both accurate and injudicious." Virginia's story of itself, Cabellclaims,…mehr

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When "Let Me Lie" was firstpublished in 1947, most reviewers missed the double meaning of the book's title.Deaf to James Branch Cabell's many-layered ironic wit, they read the book as a paeanto the old South. Readers of this new paperbackedition are unlikely to repeat the mistake. "Let MeLie" is indeed a carefully researched and brilliantly writtenhistorical narrative of Virginia from 1559 to 1946--focusing on Tidewater, Richmond, and the Northern Neck--but as a fictional scholar remarks in the book, Cabell'shistory is "both accurate and injudicious." Virginia's story of itself, Cabellclaims, depends on illusion and myth, and his skill as a satirist allows him toconstruct and deflate these myths simultaneously. Ranging from Don Luis de Velascoand Captain John Smith to Edgar Allan Poe and Ellen Glasgow, from Confederate heroesto the oddities of the post-Civil War Old Dominion, "Let MeLie" remains compulsively readable, as history, entertainment, orboth.
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American writer James Branch Cabell (1879-1958) is renowned for his works of social criticism, satire, and fantasy. Born in Richmond, Virginia, Cabell honed a distinctive literary style that combined humor, sarcasm, and romance. Early in the 20th century, Cabell started his writing career and became well-known for his ambitious work, the "Biography of the Life of Manuel." The connected books in this series, include "Jurgen," "Figures of Earth," and "The Silver Stallion," demonstrated Cabell's talent for weaving complex stories and his examination of subjects like love, desire, and the definition of heroism. In Cabell's writings, fantasy and social critique are often combined in fanciful worlds and locations. Extensive language, sophisticated wordplay, and a self-awareness that questioned accepted literary standards were characteristics of his writing style. Despite Cabell's decreasing popularity in the middle of the 20th century, his writings are still valued for the literary skill with which they probe human nature and society structures. James Branch Cabell is now regarded as a significant contributor to American literature, especially in the fields of satire, fantasy, and speculative fiction.