# Figures of Earth — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for Figures of Earth by James Branch Cabell.

- [Epigraph](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/figures_of_earth_se/chapters/epigraph.md): The epigraph presents a brief verse in Old Occitan, praising the young Manuel as the most valiant of the worthy in the world, setting a tone of admiration and legendary stature for the protagonist.
- [Dedication](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/figures_of_earth_se/chapters/dedication.md): The author dedicates the history of a champion to six gallant champions, acknowledging debts to them collectively and individually.
- [A Foreword](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/figures_of_earth_se/chapters/a-foreword.md): The foreword dedicates the book to Sinclair Lewis and sets a tone of seeking serious matters through play.
- [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/figures_of_earth_se/chapters/i.md): The author addresses Lewis, noting the curious absence of Dom Manuel as a central figure in the Key to the Popular Tales of Poictesme, and announces this book as an attempt to provide a connected narrative of Manuel's le
- [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/figures_of_earth_se/chapters/ii.md): The chapter discusses the historical and legendary blending of Dom Manuel's identity, comparing him to mythical figures like Rudra and Siegfried, and debating his reality as a symbol of Poictesme's genius.

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- [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/figures_of_earth_se/chapters/iii.md)
- [Figures of Earth](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/figures_of_earth_se/chapters/figures-of-earth.md)
- [Part I: The Book of Credit](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/figures_of_earth_se/chapters/part-i-the-book-of-credit.md)
- [I: How Manuel Left the Mire](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/figures_of_earth_se/chapters/i-how-manuel-left-the-mire.md)
- [II: Niafer](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/figures_of_earth_se/chapters/ii-niafer.md)
- [Ascent of Vraidex](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/figures_of_earth_se/chapters/iii-ascent-of-vraidex.md)
- [IV: In the Doubtful Palace](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/figures_of_earth_se/chapters/iv-in-the-doubtful-palace.md)
- [V: The Eternal Ambuscade](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/figures_of_earth_se/chapters/v-the-eternal-ambuscade.md)
- [VI: Economics of Math](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/figures_of_earth_se/chapters/vi-economics-of-math.md)
- [VII: The Crown of Wisdom](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/figures_of_earth_se/chapters/vii-the-crown-of-wisdom.md)
- [VIII: The Halo of Holiness](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/figures_of_earth_se/chapters/viii-the-halo-of-holiness.md)
- [The Feather of Love](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/figures_of_earth_se/chapters/ix-the-feather-of-love.md)
- [Part II: The Book of Spending](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/figures_of_earth_se/chapters/part-ii-the-book-of-spending.md)
- [X: Alianora](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/figures_of_earth_se/chapters/x-alianora.md)
- [XI: Magic of the Apsarasas](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/figures_of_earth_se/chapters/xi-magic-of-the-apsarasas.md)
- [Ice and Iron](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/figures_of_earth_se/chapters/xii-ice-and-iron.md)
- [XIII: What Helmas Directed](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/figures_of_earth_se/chapters/xiii-what-helmas-directed.md)
- [XIV: They Duel on Morven](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/figures_of_earth_se/chapters/xiv-they-duel-on-morven.md)
- [XV: Bandages for the Victor](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/figures_of_earth_se/chapters/xv-bandages-for-the-victor.md)
- [Part III: The Book of Cast Accounts](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/figures_of_earth_se/chapters/part-iii-the-book-of-cast-accounts.md)
- [XVI: Freydis](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/figures_of_earth_se/chapters/xvi-freydis.md)
- [XVII: Magic of the Image-Makers](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/figures_of_earth_se/chapters/xvii-magic-of-the-image-makers.md)
- [XVIII: Manuel Chooses](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/figures_of_earth_se/chapters/xviii-manuel-chooses.md)
- [XIX: The Head of Misery](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/figures_of_earth_se/chapters/xix-the-head-of-misery.md)
- [XX: The Month of Years](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/figures_of_earth_se/chapters/xx-the-month-of-years.md)
- [XXI: Touching Repayment](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/figures_of_earth_se/chapters/xxi-touching-repayment.md)
- [XXII: Return of Niafer](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/figures_of_earth_se/chapters/xxii-return-of-niafer.md)
- [Manuel Gets His Desire](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/figures_of_earth_se/chapters/xxiii-manuel-gets-his-desire.md)
- [XXIV: Three Women](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/figures_of_earth_se/chapters/xxiv-three-women.md)
- [Part IV: The Book of Surcharge](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/figures_of_earth_se/chapters/part-iv-the-book-of-surcharge.md)
- [Affairs in Poictesme](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/figures_of_earth_se/chapters/xxv-affairs-in-poictesme.md)
- [Deals with the Stork](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/figures_of_earth_se/chapters/xxvi-deals-with-the-stork.md)
- [XXVII: They Come to Sargyll](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/figures_of_earth_se/chapters/xxvii-they-come-to-sargyll.md)
- [XXVIII: How Melicent Was Welcomed](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/figures_of_earth_se/chapters/xxviii-how-melicent-was-welcomed.md)
- [XXIX: Sesphra of the Dreams](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/figures_of_earth_se/chapters/xxix-sesphra-of-the-dreams.md)
- [XXX: Farewell to Freydis](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/figures_of_earth_se/chapters/xxx-farewell-to-freydis.md)
- [XXXI: Statecraft](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/figures_of_earth_se/chapters/xxxi-statecraft.md)
- [The Redemption of Poictesme](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/figures_of_earth_se/chapters/xxxii-the-redemption-of-poictesme.md)
- [Part V: The Book of Settlement](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/figures_of_earth_se/chapters/part-v-the-book-of-settlement.md)
- [Now Manuel Prospers](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/figures_of_earth_se/chapters/xxxiii-now-manuel-prospers.md)
- [XXXIV: Farewell to Alianora](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/figures_of_earth_se/chapters/xxxiv-farewell-to-alianora.md)
- [The Troubling Window](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/figures_of_earth_se/chapters/xxxv-the-troubling-window.md)
- [XXXVI: Excursions from Content](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/figures_of_earth_se/chapters/xxxvi-excursions-from-content.md)
- [XXXVII: Opinions of Hinzelmann](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/figures_of_earth_se/chapters/xxxvii-opinions-of-hinzelmann.md)
- [XXXVIII: Farewell to Suskind](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/figures_of_earth_se/chapters/xxxviii-farewell-to-suskind.md)
- [The Passing of Manuel](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/figures_of_earth_se/chapters/xxxix-the-passing-of-manuel.md)
- [XL: Colophon](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/figures_of_earth_se/chapters/xl-colophon.md)

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