James Branch Cabell made this book so that he who wills may read the story of mans eternally unsatisfied hunger in search of beauty. (James Branch Cabell)

James Branch Cabell made this book so that he who wills may read the story of mans eternally unsatisfied hunger in search of beauty.

James Branch Cabell

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