Story of the Month, March 2018. The Feathers of Olrun
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1Crypto-Willobie
Here, a little belated, is the March story. This is the first appearance of Dom Manuel from December 1919 -- he was mentioned in passing in Jurgen but did not appear there. He is a bit different than we will find him in Figures of Earth -- a bit more of a fairy-tale figure. In fact the working title for FoE, while Cabell was still cobbling stories together, was 'The Fairy Time'.
http://www.silverstallion.karkeeweb.com/cabellmain.html
This is the link to the Silver Stallion site front page where the story is presented.
After Olrun is replaced by the next story it can still be found linked from this page:
http://www.silverstallion.karkeeweb.com/contribution_periodicals/main/periodical...
http://www.silverstallion.karkeeweb.com/cabellmain.html
This is the link to the Silver Stallion site front page where the story is presented.
After Olrun is replaced by the next story it can still be found linked from this page:
http://www.silverstallion.karkeeweb.com/contribution_periodicals/main/periodical...
2Crypto-Willobie
Intro from the site:
"The short story we showcase this month is "The Feathers of Olrun", which first appeared in The Century Magazine, for December, 1919. In its original presentation, this story is only seven pages long, not including the two full page illustrations. Mr. Cabell expanded it significantly when he re-used it in Figures of Earth, published in 1921. In that work, Part I, The Book of Credit, was expanded from two short stories. The first five chapters are revised from "The Designs of Miramon". This story also first appeared in The Century Magazine, in the August, 1920 issue. The remainder of the first book, chapters VI through IX (pp. 50-72), are based on the story presented here."
(A link is also provided to the story "The Designs of Miramon")
"The short story we showcase this month is "The Feathers of Olrun", which first appeared in The Century Magazine, for December, 1919. In its original presentation, this story is only seven pages long, not including the two full page illustrations. Mr. Cabell expanded it significantly when he re-used it in Figures of Earth, published in 1921. In that work, Part I, The Book of Credit, was expanded from two short stories. The first five chapters are revised from "The Designs of Miramon". This story also first appeared in The Century Magazine, in the August, 1920 issue. The remainder of the first book, chapters VI through IX (pp. 50-72), are based on the story presented here."
(A link is also provided to the story "The Designs of Miramon")
3elenchus
I still haven't read Jurgen, which seems both odd to me and also of no terrible consequence, given the nature of the Biography. I have read Figures of Earth, so it will be interesting to contrast this story with my memory of what I recall from Manuel's depiction there.
Again, it can be dizzying trying to keep track of all the ways JBC revised and adapted. I'm not going to worry about that too much here, but try to enjoy the story for itself. My memory isn't good enough to begin comparing, anyway, and my copy of FoE isn't accessible to refresh my memory.
Again, it can be dizzying trying to keep track of all the ways JBC revised and adapted. I'm not going to worry about that too much here, but try to enjoy the story for itself. My memory isn't good enough to begin comparing, anyway, and my copy of FoE isn't accessible to refresh my memory.
