Biography of the Life of Manuel books in order
Biography of the Life of Manuel is a series of 5 books by James Branch Cabell: 1,057 pages in the 4 with a known length, about 19 hours of reading. Shown in publication order; no numbering is on record.
- 5
- books
- 1,057
- pages in 4 of them
- 19 hours
- to read those 4
- 39 days
- at 30 minutes a day
Domnei: A Comedy of Woman-Worship 4.0 h 
Jurgen, A Comedy of Justice 5.2 h 
Figures of Earth 4.5 h 
The High Place 5.7 h Bar height shows length. Books without a number have no number in our records.
The books
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Domnei: A Comedy of Woman-Worship 1913 4.0 h
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The Cream of the Jest 1917 length not known
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Jurgen, A Comedy of Justice 1919 5.2 h
"Jurgen: A Comedy of Justice," an entry in the Poictesme series, is an epic fantasy voyage as well as an erotic fable.
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Figures of Earth 1921 4.5 h
The story of Manuel, a swineherd in thirteenth-century France, who becomes Count Manuel of Poictesme.
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The High Place 1923 5.7 h
How much is left
| After Domnei: A Comedy of Woman-Worship | about 15 hours left, not counting 1 book of unknown length |
| After The Cream of the Jest | about 15 hours left |
| After Jurgen, A Comedy of Justice | about 10 hours left |
| After Figures of Earth | about 6 hours left |
Reading the whole series
About 19 hours 23 minutes
4 of 5 books, 1,057 pages. Estimated at 250 words a minute.
39 days (about 6 weeks) at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.