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Herman Melville presents a social satire of man's misguided suspicions and perceptions in The Confidence Man. Herman Melville was an 18th century American novelist, poet, essayist and short story writer. He is best known for his works Moby Dick and Typee. During his lifetime he was considered a failure, but after his death his worth as a writer was recognized. The Confidence-Man was first published in 1857, as a social satire that attacks all mankind and reveals the ease with which most men can be duped. It presents a group of objectionable characters on a passenger boat from St. Louis to New Orleans
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This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.