OXFORD WORLD CLASSICS: THE CONFIDENCE – MAN PB B FORMAT – HERMAN MELVILLE-TONY TANNER-JOHN DUGDALE

Male, female, deft, fraudulent, constantly shifting: which of the `masquerade of passengers on the Mississippi steamboat Fidele is `the confidence man ? The central motif of Melville s last and most `modern novel can be seen as a symbol of American cultural history. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World s Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford s commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.