The Rivet in Grandfather's Neck: A Comedy of Limitations
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About This Book
This is an omnibus edition of three novels by James Branch Cabell (rhymes with rabble). These are adult fantasy novels that seemed shocking when they were first published in the early 20th century, but seem tame by today's standards. Still, the work of Cabell influenced many of the best authors of fantasy and science fiction including Neil Gaiman, Robert A. Heinlein and Fritz Leiber. This volume includes the following: Jurgen: A Comedy of Justice Figures of Earth The Rivet in Grandfather's Neck
Chapters (81)
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- CONTENTS
- PART ONE - PROPINQUITY
- PART ONE - PROPINQUITY
- I
- II
- III
- IV
- V
- VI
- VII
- PART TWO - RENASCENCE
- I
- II
- III
- IV
- V
- VI
- VII
- VIII
- PART THREE - TERTIUS
- I
- II
- III
- IV
- V
- VI
- VII
- PART FOUR - APPRECIATION
- I
- II
- III
- IV
- V
- VI
- VII
- VIII
- IX
- X
- XI
- XII
- PART FIVE - SOUVENIR
- I
- II
- III
- IV
- PART SIX - BYWAYS
- I
- II
- III
- IV
- V
- VI
- PART SEVEN - YOKED
- I
- II
- III
- IV
- V
- PART EIGHT - HARVEST
- I
- II
- III
- IV
- V
- VI
- VII
- VIII
- IX
- PART NINE - RELICS
- I
- II
- III
- IV
- V
- VI
- PART TEN - IMPRIMIS
- I
- II
- III
- THE END
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