Welcome Back

Log in to your account

Don't have an account? Sign Up

The Silver Stallion: A Comedy of Redemptio

The Silver Stallion: A Comedy of Redemptio

By: James Branch Cabell Completed
Language: English
English ·Fantasy ·Completed
·James Branch Cabell
12
Chapters
12 Chapters
Overview | Catalog

Synopsis

The Silver Stallion: A Comedy of Redemptionpresents a witty and imaginative tale set in the legendary land of Poictesme, where stories about the hero Dom Manuel shape the kingdom’s understanding of honor, leadership, and legend. The narrative unfolds through a series of reflective episodes in which knights, poets, and thinkers debate the meaning of Manuel’s life and whether his deeds deserve admiration or criticism. Through irony and playful philosophy,James Branch Cabellexplores how reputation, myth, and memory transform a flawed human life into enduring legend, revealing the tension betweenheroic idealsand the complicated truths behind them. The book’s blend of satire and fantasy invites readers to consider the nature ofmoral redemption, suggesting that history often becomes a story shaped as much by imagination as by fact.

Chapter 1

Expand Next Chapter

You may also like

The Valley of Fear The Valley of Fear

Arthur Conan Doyle

The Sheik – A Novel The Sheik – A Novel

Edith Maud Hull

Peril of the Starmen Peril of the Starmen

Kris Neville

A Son of the Ages A Son of the Ages

Stanley Waterloo

Tarzan of the Apes Tarzan of the Apes

Edgar Rice Burroughs

Confidence Confidence

Henry James

The Two Destinies The Two Destinies

Wilkie Collins

The Woodlanders The Woodlanders

Thomas Hardy

The Valley of Fear
Jason, Son of Jason
The Sheik – A Novel
Peril of the Starmen
A Son of the Ages
The Mystery Hunters at the Haunted Lodge
Tarzan of the Apes
Confidence
The Two Destinies
The Woodlanders

The Valley of Fear

Arthur Conan Doyle

The Valley of Fearis another crime novel written byArthur Conan Doyle, a Scotti…

Read more

Related Novels

The Lost World The Lost World

Arthur Conan Doyle

Tarzan of the Apes Tarzan of the Apes

Edgar Rice Burroughs

Tarzan of the Apes Tarzan of the Apes

Edgar Rice Burroughs

Sylvie and Bruno Sylvie and Bruno

Lewis Carroll

Ben, The Trapper Ben, The Trapper

Lewis W. Carson

Peter Pan Peter Pan

James Mathew Barrie

The Lost World
Through the Looking Glass
Damned – The Intimate Story of a Girl
Tarzan of the Apes
Beyond the Great South Wall
Tarzan of the Apes
Sylvie and Bruno
Ben, The Trapper
Beyond the Great South Wall
Peter Pan

The Lost World

Arthur Conan Doyle

The Lost Worldis a novel about the surviving prehistoric animals written byArth…

Read more

New Release Novels

The North Shore Mystery The North Shore Mystery

Henry Fletcher

The Mark of Cain The Mark of Cain

Nicholas Carter

Paying the Price Paying the Price

Nicholas Carter

On Death’s Trail On Death’s Trail

Nicholas Carter

The Thing Beyond Reason The Thing Beyond Reason

Elisabeth Sanxay Holding

Nick Carter Strikes Oil Nick Carter Strikes Oil

Nicholas Carter

A Cigarette Clew A Cigarette Clew

Nicholas Carter

The Plot That Failed The Plot That Failed

Nicholas Carter

Shadow in the House Shadow in the House

Sinclair Gluck

The North Shore Mystery
The Mark of Cain
Paying the Price
On Death’s Trail
The Thing Beyond Reason
Nick Carter Strikes Oil
A Cigarette Clew
The Seal of Gijon (Nick Carter Stories No. 137)
The Plot That Failed
Shadow in the House

The North Shore Mystery

Henry Fletcher

The North Shore Mysterydraws readers into a quiet coastal community where uneas…

Read more