{"product_id":"9781513295756","title":"The Jewel Merchants","description":"Author: James Branch Cabell\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781513295756\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Mint Editions\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 09 Nov 2021\u003cbr\u003ePages: 34 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Jewel Merchants: A Comedy in One Act\u003c\/i\u003e (1921) is a comic fantasy play by James Branch Cabell. Set in a world where history and fantasy collide, where a loyal Count can rise to defy the Duke he so diligently serves, \u003ci\u003eThe Jewel Merchants: A Comedy in One Act\u003c\/i\u003e is included in a series of novels, essays, and poems known as the \u003ci\u003eBiography of the Life of Manuel.\u003c\/i\u003e \"Am I to be welcomed merely for the sake of my gems? You were more gracious, you were more beautifully like your lovely name, on the fortunate day that I first encountered you ... only six weeks ago, and only yonder, where the path crosses the highway. But now that I esteem myself your friend, you greet me like a stranger.\" Roaming the hills on the outskirts of Florence, Graciosa, the lovely daughter of Balthazar Valori, encounters the jewel merchant Guido. Examining his wares, she is drawn to a magnificent set of pearls intended for Count Eglamore, a man who informed on her cousin Cibo, a man her family has sworn an oath to kill. Set in a fictionalized Tuscany of the Renaissance era, \u003ci\u003eThe Jewel Merchants: A Comedy in One Act\u003c\/i\u003e is a captivating tale of jealousy, revenge, and the lengths to which a man will go for love. Cabell's work has long been described as escapist, his novels and stories derided as fantastic and obsessive recreations of a world lost long ago. To read \u003ci\u003eThe Jewel Merchants: A Comedy in One Act\u003c\/i\u003e, however, is to understand that the issues therein-the struggle for power, the unspoken distance between men and women-were vastly important not only at the time of its publication, but in our own, divisive world. This edition of James Branch Cabell's \u003ci\u003eThe Jewel Merchants: A Comedy in One Act\u003c\/i\u003e is a classic of fantasy and romance reimagined for modern readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSince our inception in 2020, \u003cb\u003eMint Editions\u003c\/b\u003e has kept sustainability and innovation at the forefront of our mission. Each and every Mint Edition title gets a fresh, professionally typeset manuscript and a dazzling new cover, all while maintaining the integrity of the original book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith thousands of titles in our collection, we aim to spotlight diverse public domain works to help them find modern audiences. Mint Editions celebrates a breadth of literary works, curated from both canonical and overlooked classics from writers around the globe.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47920399581342,"sku":"ING-9781513295756","price":7.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781513295756.jpg?v=1782819577","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781513295756","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}