- Fiction
- English
- catalog edition 1857
The Confidence Man
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.
305
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estimated · 30 pages/hour
the reading room
Keep the thread going.
One quiet exit, after the marks that matter.