James Branch Cabell was an American author of fantasy fiction and belles letters. He has written fifty-two books, including novels, genealogies, collections of short stories, poetry, magazine articles, and miscellanea. He was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1937. - Source:Wikipedia
Mary Austin is the pseudonym for a physician who, in order to publicize a suppressed discovery in cancer research, had to sacrifice first her academic career, then a career as a board-certified pediatrician, and then her personal safety. She would do it again.
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