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361 pages • first pub 1857 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780192837622
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Oxford Univ Pr
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Male, female, deft, fraudulent, constantly shifting: which of the 'masquerade' of passengers on the Mississippi steamboat Fidele is 'the confidence man'? The central motif of Melville's last and most 'modern' novel can be seen as a symbol of Ameri...
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361 pages • first pub 1857 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780192837622
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Oxford Univ Pr
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Male, female, deft, fraudulent, constantly shifting: which of the 'masquerade' of passengers on the Mississippi steamboat Fidele is 'the confidence man'? The central motif of Melville's last and most 'modern' novel can be seen as a symbol of Ameri...