The Confidence-Man: His Masquerade

A novel by Herman Melville, published in 1857, in which a mysterious mute stranger boards a Mississippi steamboat bound for New Orleans. Aboard the Fidele, a series of con men and costumed characters deceive and debate with the passengers.

Public domain in the US. From Project Gutenberg.

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Historical and Classical Fiction›Classic humor and satire›American and Canadian humor before 1900›Comic novels

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Bibliophiles›Historical and Classical Fiction›Classic humor and satire›American and Canadian humor before 1900›Comic novels