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The Confidence-Man: His MasqueradeHerman Melville

The Confidence-Man: His Masquerade

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Original author: Herman Melville

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"The Confidence-Man: His Masquerade" by Herman Melville is a novel published in 1857. Set aboard a Mississippi River steamboat on April Fool's Day, the story follows mysterious figures who may be the same man in disguise. These confidence men manipulate passengers through fraud, persuasion, and philosophical conversation, exploiting trust and charity. Blending multiple genres and questioning the line between fiction and reality, Melville crafts a cynical satire about deception, faith, and American society.

The Confidence-Man: His Masquerade, by Herman Melville. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #21816.

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45 Chapters

  1. 1.Chapter I1,362 words
  2. 2.Chapter II: Showing That Many Men Have Many Minds742 words
  3. 3.Chapter III: In Which a Variety of Characters Appear3,160 words
  4. 4.Chapter IV: Renewal of Old Acquaintance2,296 words
  5. 5.Chapter V1,521 words
  6. 6.Chapter VI2,345 words
  7. 7.Chapter VII: A Gentleman with Gold Sleeve-Buttons3,165 words
  8. 8.Chapter VIII: A Charitable Lady843 words
  9. 9.Chapter IX1,789 words
  10. 10.Chapter X: In the Cabin1,729 words
  11. 11.Chapter XI: Only a Page or So669 words
  12. 12.Chapter XII1,512 words
  13. 13.Chapter XIII1,937 words
  14. 14.Chapter XIV1,090 words
  15. 15.Chapter XV1,606 words
  16. 16.Chapter XVI: A Sick Man, After Some Impatience, Is Induced to Become a Patient2,795 words
  17. 17.Chapter XVII1,852 words
  18. 18.Chapter XVIII1,141 words
  19. 19.Chapter XIX: A Soldier of Fortune2,855 words
  20. 20.Chapter XX1,518 words
  21. 21.Chapter XXI: A Hard Case2,781 words
  22. 22.Chapter XXII6,068 words
  23. 23.Chapter XXIII637 words
  1. 24.Chapter XXIV3,089 words
  2. 25.Chapter XXV: The Cosmopolitan Makes an Acquaintance1,645 words
  3. 26.Chapter XXVI3,176 words
  4. 27.Chapter XXVII1,687 words
  5. 28.Chapter XXVIII1,243 words
  6. 29.Chapter XXIX: The Boon Companions2,695 words
  7. 30.Chapter XXX4,887 words
  8. 31.Chapter XXXI122 words
  9. 32.Chapter XXXII449 words
  10. 33.Chapter XXXIII552 words
  11. 34.Chapter XXXIV816 words
  12. 35.Chapter XXXV276 words
  13. 36.Chapter XXXVI3,340 words
  14. 37.Chapter XXXVII834 words
  15. 38.Chapter XXXVIII608 words
  16. 39.Chapter XXXIX: The Hypothetical Friends2,315 words
  17. 40.Chapter XL5,739 words
  18. 41.Chapter XLI: Ending with a Rupture of the Hypothesis1,274 words
  19. 42.Chapter XLII2,061 words
  20. 43.Chapter XLIII: Very Charming2,874 words
  21. 44.Chapter XLIV709 words
  22. 45.Chapter XLV5,116 words