{"product_id":"the-eagles-shadow-paperback-1","title":"The Eagle's Shadow - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames Branch Cabell\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMint Editions\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Eagle's Shadow\u003c\/i\u003e (1904) is the debut novel of James Branch Cabell, a master of fantasy fiction and an underrated figure of twentieth-century American literature. The novel is significant for being among few of Cabell's works to take place both around the time of its publication and to be set in the contemporary world. Like many of his works, however, it paints an intricate portrait of romance and power, immersing its reader into a fiction more real than they'd care to admit.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMost of the novel's action occurs at Selwoode, a recently built mansion located in the English countryside. Following the death of her uncle Frederick, Margaret Hugonin finds herself his unlikely heiress, and is thrust into a life she could not have prepared for even if she had managed to imagine it in the first place. As she faces down suitor after suitor while enduring a routine of lessons on philanthropy, culture, and charity, she navigates the complexities of her love for Billy Woods, her cousin through marriage and the nephew of Selwoode's deceased scion, Frederick. Throughout the story, the eagle-both Frederick's chosen heraldic animal and a symbol of power-looms over their relationship. The ill-gotten nature of the family fortune-acquired through the exploitation enabled by imperialism and solidified in the shadows of Wall Street-threatens to destroy not only their love, but their entire world. \u003ci\u003eThe Eagle's Shadow\u003c\/i\u003e, a novel at times tragic and comedic, is a brilliant and bold social critique masquerading as romance, and a literary work for all time.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCabell'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 Eagle's Shadow\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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis edition of James Branch Cabell's \u003ci\u003eThe Eagle's Shadow\u003c\/i\u003e is a classic of comedy 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\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt Selwoode, a country house in England built by the wealthy industrialist and financier Frederick R. Woods, the young Margaret Hugonin, who stands to inherit her late uncle's fortune, lives under the shadow of the family's heraldic eagle. As daily incursions by greed-driven suitors get in the way of her one true love, Margaret is haunted by a wealth built on the suffering of others. \u003ci\u003eThe Eagle's Shadow\u003c\/i\u003e is a romantic comedy that satirizes the classic marriage plot while providing a sharp cultural critique at a time when quickly made fortunes were changing America, and the world, forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 138\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.33 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 24, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48264815608057,"sku":"9781513267616","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/Ha-JxaBAsj9781513267616.webp?v=1775753187","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-eagles-shadow-paperback-1","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}