In Moby Dick Melville set out to write a "mighty book" on "a mighty theme." The editors of this critical text affirm that he succeeded. Nevertheless, their prol

In this lively and fascinating analysis of humorists and their work, Will Kaufman breaks new ground with his irony fatigue theory. The Comedian as Confidence Ma

General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1857 Original Publisher: Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans

General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1857 Original Publisher: Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans

The Confidence-Man: His Masquerade, first published in New York on April Fool's Day 1857, is the ninth book and final novel by American writer Herman Melville.