The Jewel Merchants

<p><I>The Jewel Merchants: A Comedy in One Act</I> (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 <I>The Jewel Merchants: A Comedy in One Act</I> is included in a series of novels essays and poems known as the <I>Biography of the Life of Manuel.</I> 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 <I>The Jewel Merchants: A Comedy in One Act</I> 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 <I>The Jewel Merchants: A Comedy in One Act</I> 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 <I>The Jewel Merchants: A Comedy in One Act</I> is a classic of fantasy and romance reimagined for modern readers.</p> <p>Since our inception in 2020 <b>Mint Editions</b> 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.</p> <p>With 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.</p>