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The confidence-man : his masquerade / Herman Melville ; this volume edited by Harrison Hayford, Hershel Parker, G. Thomas Tanselle ; historical note by Watson Branch ... [et al.] [electronic resource]
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Melville, Herman, 1819-1891.
- Series:
- Melville, Herman, 1819-1891. 1968 ; Works. v. 10.
- The Writings of Herman Melville ; v. 10
- Writings of Herman Melville ; vol. 10.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Deception--Fiction.
- Deception.
- United States--Social conditions--Fiction.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (ix, 518 p. ) ill. ;
- Edition:
- Northwestern-Newberry ed.
- Other Title:
- Writings of Herman Melville
- Place of Publication:
- [Evanston] : Northwestern University Press, 2017.
- Summary:
- 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 American cultural history.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Previously issued in print: 1984.
- Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on March 8, 2017).
- ISBN:
- 0-19-184765-8
- 0-585-38077-5
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