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The Confidence-Man: His Masquerade

by Herman Melville

Humor · Novel

Open Library OL102721W

The Confidence-Man: His Masquerade, first published in New York on April Fool's Day, is the ninth and final novel by American writer Herman Melville. The Confidence-Man: His Masquerade was published on the exact day of the novel's setting.

About the author

Melville’s Moby-Dick begins as a whaling voyage and becomes a meditation on obsession, work, and what cannot be charted. The narrative voice never sits still for long. More of this shelf for Herman Melville.

Where to read it

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