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James Branch Cabell (1879-1958) was an American author of fantasy fiction & belles lettres. He worked from 1898 to 1900 as a newpaper reporter in New York City, but returned to Richmond in 1901, where he worked several months on the staff of the Richmond News. In 1902, seven of his first stories appeared in national magazines & over the next decade he wrote many short stories & articles, contributing to nationally published magazines including Harper's Monthly Magazine & the Saturday Evening Post, as well as carrying out extensive research on his family's genealogy. In the early '20s he became the leader of a group of writers known as The James Branch Cabell School, which included H.L. Mencken, Carl Van Vechten, Elinor Wylie etc. He was elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences in 1937. Amongst his best known works are: The Eagle's Shadow ('04), The Cords of Vanity: A Comedy of Shirking ('09) & The Rivet in Grandfather's Neck: A Comedy of Limitations ('15).
