The Confidence-Man - Herman Melville - Books - Createspace Independent Publishing Platf - 9781449545543 - October 6, 2009
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The Confidence-Man

Herman Melville

The Confidence-Man

This novel portrays a group of steamboat passengers whose interlocking stories are told as they travel down the Mississippi River toward New Orleans. The work includes several satires of 19th century literary figures: Mark Winsome is based on Ralph Waldo Emerson while his "practical disciple" Egbert is Henry David Thoreau; Charlie Noble is based on Nathaniel Hawthorne; Edgar Allan Poe inspired a beggar in the story.

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released October 6, 2009
ISBN13 9781449545543
Publishers Createspace Independent Publishing Platf
Pages 196
Dimensions 178 × 254 × 11 mm   ·   349 g
Language English  

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