Jurgen

Résumé

A Comedy of Justice is a 1919 fantasy book by James Branch Cabell--the 8th among some 52 books written by this author--which gained fame (notoriety, in the view of some) shortly after its publication. The eponymous hero, who considers himself a "monstrous clever fellow", embarks on a journey thru ever more fantastic realms, even to hell & heaven. Everywhere he goes, he winds up seducing local women, even the Devil's wife. The novel was denounced by the NY Society for the Suppression of Vice; they attempted to bring a prosecution for obscenity.