The Confidence-Man: His Masquerade

The Confidence-Man: His Masquerade (1857) was the ninth and last novel by American writer Herman Melville. Published on April 1, (presumably the exact day of the novel's setting), The Confidence-Man was Melville's tenth work in eleven years (one work being a short story collection). The novel portrays a Canterbury Tales-style group of steamboat passengers whose interlocking stories are told as they travel down the Mississippi River toward New Orleans. After the novel's publication, Melville turned from professional writing and became a professional lecturer, mainly addressing his worldwide travels, and later for nineteen years a federal government employee.The Confidence-Man: His Masquerade (1857) was the ninth and last novel by American writer Herman Melville. Published on April 1, (presumably the exact day of the novel's setting), The Confidence-Man was Melville's tenth work in eleven years (one work being a short story collection). The novel portrays a Canterbury Tales-style group of steamboat passengers whose interlocking stories are told as they travel down the Mississippi River toward New Orleans. After the novel's publication, Melville turned from professional writing and became a professional lecturer, mainly addressing his worldwide travels, and later for nineteen years a federal government employee.

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