The Cords of Vanity
by James Branch Cabell
“Love is a collection, and life is a performance he refuses to ruin with the truth.”
Robert Etheridge Townsend treats romance as a fine art and consequence as a social faux pas while navigating the elite circles of high society. As he drifts through a series of increasingly complicated affairs, he discovers that even the most masterfully woven web of vanity eventually begins to tighten. This biting satire explores the cost of a life lived entirely for pleasure and the pursuit of the superficial.
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