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(1879-1958) Writer, novelist. James Branch Cabell was born in Richmond, Virginia in 1879 and died in Richmond, Virginia in 1958. He lived and worked in New York City from 1898 to 1900.

Full Name

James Branch Cabell

Locations

New York

Author's Timeline


1879

BIRTH

James Branch Cabell was born in Richmond, Virginia in 1879.

1899

RESIDENCE

Cabell lived in New York City, working for the New York Herald as a reporter from 1899 to 1900. Part of this time was spent in the paper's Harlem office.

1904

LITWORK

The Eagle's Shadow


Novel.

1905

LITWORK

The Line of Love


Novel.

1907

LITWORK

Gallantry


Novel.

1909

LITWORK

Chivalry


Novel.

1913

LITWORK

The Soul of Melicent


Novel, revised as "Domnei" in 1920.

1919

LITWORK

Jurgen, A Comedy of Justice


Novel.

1921

LITWORK

Figures of Earth


Novel.

1923

LITWORK

The High Place


Novel.

1926

LITWORK

The Silver Stallion


Novel.

1927

LITWORK

Something About Eve


Novel.

1928

LITWORK

The White Robe


Novel.

1929

LITWORK

The Way of Ecben


Novel.

1958

DEATH

James Cabell died in Richmond, Virginia in 1958.

1958

INTERMENT

Cabell was interred in the Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond, Virginia.

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