An edition of The Confidence Man (1857)

The confidence-man

his masquerade

2003 Modern Library pbk. ed.
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An edition of The Confidence Man (1857)

The confidence-man

his masquerade

2003 Modern Library pbk. ed.
  • 3.0 (3 ratings) ·
  • 51 Want to read
  • 1 Currently reading
  • 4 Have read

Onboard the Fidele, a steamboat floating down the Mississippi to New Orleans, a confidence man sets out to defraud his fellow passengers. In quick succession he assumes numerous guises - from a legless beggar and a worldly businessman to a collector for charitable causes and a 'cosmopolitan' gentleman, who simply swindles a barber out of the price of a shave. Making very little from his hoaxes, the pleasure of trickery seems an end in itself for this slippery conman. Is he the Devil? Is his chicanery merely intended to expose the mercenary concerns of those around him? Set on April Fool's Day, The Confidence-Man (1857) is an engaging comedy of masquerades, digressions and shifting identity, and a devastating satire on the American dream.

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Publisher
Modern Library
Language
English
Pages
331

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Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. [xli]-xliv).

Published in
New York
Genre
Fiction.

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
813/.3
Library of Congress
PS2384 .C6 2003, PS2384.C6 2003

The Physical Object

Pagination
xlix, 331 p. ;
Number of pages
331

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL3684029M
Internet Archive
confidencemanhis0000melv_n5q8
ISBN 10
037575802X
LCCN
2003044561
OCLC/WorldCat
1022690351, 51817565
Library Thing
113763
Goodreads
239563

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