The Cabala (Masterplots, Revised Second Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Thornton Wilder
- First Published: 1926
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Fantasy
- Time of Work: About 1920
- Setting: Rome
- Principal Characters: Samuele, James Blair, The Duchess d’Aquilanera, Marcantonio, Cardinal Vaini, Astree-Luce de Morfontaine, Alix d’Espoli
- Genres: Long fiction, Fantasy
- Subjects: 1920’s, Christianity, Gods or goddesses, Aristocracy or aristocrats, Catholics or Catholic Church, Occultism or the occult, Rome, Paganism, Cabala
- Locales: Rome, Italy
The Story:
When Samuele went to Rome with his friend, James Blair, he learned of the existence there of a certain group known as the Cabala, talented and wealthy aristocrats, clever esoterics who had mysterious influence in affairs of Church and State. Blair, a bookish person, was familiar with some of its members, and he introduced his friend into that strange circle of Roman society. Samuele soon became a favorite of the Cabalists.
One of them, the Duchess d’Aquilanera, had a great problem on her mind. Her sixteen-year-old son Marcantonio had had five or six...
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