The High Place: A Comedy of Disenchantment

New York: Albert AND cHARLES bONI, 1931. Trade Paperback. Good. 5" x 7. 312 Pages. Reprint of a 1923 release. Owner's name on front endpaper and an inked price on back cover. Binding is a bit loose but it remains intact and there are no marks or stamps. Cabell was a very popular and widely read writer in the early 1920s. He was known for using anagrams, puns, and various poetic devices and a fluent literary style. Cabell was a household word and recognized in the literary world but fame quickly passed him by during the 1930s when people began reading Steinbeck and going to the movies. Today he is very obscure and few of his 80 or so books are in print. The main character of this book Florian, is discontentedly married five times. Contents in Three Parts: The End of Long Wanting, The End of Light Winning, and The End of Lean Wisdom.