“The debut of a new American stylist...[a] significant literary event. . . . A work of art in both form and design.” — New York Times on The Cabala
“One of the most delectable myths ever issued from the hills of Rome.” — Time Magazine on The Cabala
"Thornton Wilder's 1926 debut novel probes the inscrutable mystery of the ancient, fabulous wealth that confers a kind of immortality on its custodians, allowing their natures to form without concession or compromise to life beyond their privileged enclave. . . . [It] established Wilder as one of the most accomplished stylists of his generation." — The Guardian on The Cabala
“The book had form, and hardly anyone doubted from the first that Wilder would be a member of the new galaxy.” — Malcolm Cowley on The Cabala
“First and last a work of art.” — Carl Van Doren on The Woman of Andros