Figures of Earth: A Comedy of Appearances
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The story of Manuel the swineherd, who rises to power by playing on others' expectations -- his motto Mundus Vult Decipi , meaning "the world wishes to be deceived."
Chapters (115)
- Figures of Earth
- James Branch Cabell
- A Comedy of Appearances
- 1921
- Illustrated by Frank C. Papé
- List of Illustrations
- PART ONE THE BOOK OF CREDIT
- PART TWO THE BOOK OF SPENDING
- PART THREE THE BOOK OF CAST ACCOUNTS
- PART FOUR THE BOOK OF SURCHARGE
- PART FIVE THE BOOK OF SETTLEMENT
- To SIX MOST GALLANT CHAMPIONS
- Author's Note
- A FOREWORD
- To SINCLAIR LEWIS
- A Foreword
- II
- III
- PART ONE
- THE BOOK OF CREDIT
- TO WILSON FOLLETT
- I
- How Manuel Left the Mire
- II
- Niafer
- III
- Ascent of Vraidex
- IV
- In the Doubtful Palace
- V
- The Eternal Ambuscade
- VI
- Economics of Math
- VII
- The Crown of Wisdom
- VIII
- The Halo of Holiness
- IX
- The Feather of Love
- PART TWO
- THE BOOK OF SPENDING
- TO LOUIS UNTERMEYER
- X
- Alianora
- XI
- Magic of the Apsarasas
- XII
- Ice and Iron
- XIII
- What Helmas Directed
- XIV
- They Duel on Morven
- XV
- Bandages for the Victor
- PART THREE
- THE BOOK OF CAST ACCOUNTS
- TO H.L. MENCKEN
- XVI
- Freydis
- XVII
- Magic of the Image-Makers
- XVIII
- Manuel Chooses
- XIX
- The Head of Misery
- XX
- The Month of Years
- XXI
- Touching Repayment
- XXII
- Return of Niafer
- XXIII
- Manuel Gets His Desire
- XXIV
- Three Women
- PART FOUR
- THE BOOK OF SURCHARGE
- TO HUGH WALPOLE
- XXV
- Affairs in Poictesme
- XXVI
- Deals with the Stork
- * * * * *
- XXVII
- They Come to Sargyll
- XXVIII
- How Melicent Was Welcomed
- XXIX
- Sesphra of the Dreams
- XXX
- Farewell to Freydis
- XXXI
- Statecraft
- XXXII
- The Redemption of Poictesme
- PART FIVE
- THE BOOK OF SETTLEMENT
- TO JOSEPH HERGESHEIMER
- XXXIII
- Now Manuel Prospers
- XXXIV
- Farewell to Alianora
- XXXV
- The Troubling Window
- XXXVI
- Excursions from Content
- XXXVII
- Opinions of Hinzelmann
- XXXVIII
- Farewell to Suskind
- XXXIX
- The Passing of Manuel
- XL
- Colophon: Da Capo
- EXPLICIT
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