Set in the mythical kingdom of Poictesme, the title character of this novel is a middle aged pawnbroker who speaks some kind words about the Prince of Darkness and in return his shrewish wife, Dame Lisa, is removed from earth.
Set in the mythical kingdom of Poictesme, the title character of this novel is a middle aged pawnbroker who speaks some kind words about the Prince of Darkness and in return his shrewish wife, Dame Lisa, is removed from earth. Searching for her leads him to encounters with such women as his youthful sweetheart Dorothy La Desiree, Helen of Troy, and Guinevere before Koschei, maker of reality and also secretly the Prince of darkness, restores Dame Lisa. For 10 points, identify this 1919 novel, the most famous of James Branch Cabell.
Set in the mythical kingdom of Poictesme, the title character of this novel is a middle aged pawnbroker who speaks some kind words about the Prince of Darkness and in return his shrewish wife, Dame Lisa, is removed from earth.
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