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The Confidence-Man

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A shape-shifting grifter boards a Mississippi riverboat to expose the pretenses, hypocrisies, and self-delusions of his fellow passengers. Melville's comic allegory challenges the optimism and materialism of mid-nineteenth century America.

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The Confidence-Man, Herman Melville

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2017
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English
Released
2017
Format
Paperback
Pages
368
ISBN10
0486817512
ISBN13
9780486817514
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A shape-shifting grifter boards a Mississippi riverboat to expose the pretenses, hypocrisies, and self-delusions of his fellow passengers. Melville's comic allegory challenges the optimism and materialism of mid-nineteenth century America.