Cabell

[ kab-uhl ]

/ ˈkæb əl /

James Branch, 1879–1958, U.S. novelist, essayist, and critic.

QUIZZES

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Question 1 of 7

What does “vacillate” mean?

Now Cabell, first you must understand why we come here to-night.
The Southern Cross|Foxhall Daingerfield, Jr.
Colden, Cabell and Stuart were wounded, but took no permanent hurt.
The Sun Of Quebec|Joseph A. Altsheler
The Cabell cult has been almost too active in zeal, but there can be no doubt of his very real and refreshing imaginative talent.
Modern Essays|John Macy
I see them, flashing by in a subway train, golden sphinxes, whose riddles (as Mr. Cabell said of Woman) are not worth solving.
Plum Pudding|Christopher Morley

Indeed, it was not until all was over and a day too late that Cabell came up.
The American Indian as Participant in the Civil War|Annie Heloise Abel