The Confidence-Man

The Confidence-Man
Herman Melville, american novelist, poet, and writer of short stories (1819-1891)

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Table of Contents
-01- About this book
-02- A MUTE GOES ABOARD A BOAT ON THE MISSISSIPPI
-03- SHOWING THAT MANY MEN HAVE MANY MINDS
-04- IN WHICH A VARIETY OF CHARACTERS APPEAR
-05- RENEWAL OF OLD ACQUAINTANCE
-06- THE MAN WITH THE WEED MAKES IT AN EVEN QUESTION WHETHER HE BE A GREAT SAGE OR A GREAT SIMPLETON
-07- AT THE OUTSET OF WHICH CERTAIN PASSENGERS PROVE DEAF TO THE CALL OF CHARITY
-08- A GENTLEMAN WITH GOLD SLEEVE-BUTTONS
-09- A CHARITABLE LADY
-10- TWO BUSINESS MEN TRANSACT A LITTLE BUSINESS
-11- IN THE CABIN
-12- ONLY A PAGE OR SO
-13- STORY OF THE UNFORTUNATE MAN, FROM WHICH MAY BE GATHERED WHETHER
-14- THE MAN WITH THE TRAVELING-CAP EVINCES MUCH HUMANITY
-15- WORTH THE CONSIDERATION OF THOSE TO WHOM IT MAY PROVE WORTH CONSIDERING
-16- AN OLD MISER, UPON SUITABLE REPRESENTATIONS, IS PREVAILED UPON TO VENTURE AN INVESTMENT
-17- A SICK MAN, AFTER SOME IMPATIENCE, IS INDUCED TO BECOME A PATIENT
-18- TOWARDS THE END OF WHICH THE HERB-DOCTOR PROVES HIMSELF A FORGIVER OF INJURIES
-19- INQUEST INTO THE TRUE CHARACTER OF THE HERB-DOCTOR
-20- A SOLDIER OF FORTUNE
-21- REAPPEARANCE OF ONE WHO MAY BE REMEMBERED
-22- A HARD CASE
-23- IN THE POLITE SPIRIT OF THE TUSCULAN DISPUTATIONS
-24- IN WHICH THE POWERFUL EFFECT OF NATURAL SCENERY IS EVINCED IN THE CASE OF THE MISSOURIAN
-25- A PHILANTHROPIST UNDERTAKES TO CONVERT A MISANTHROPE, BUT DOES NOT GET BEYOND CONFUTING HIM
-26- THE COSMOPOLITAN MAKES AN ACQUAINTANCE
-27- CONTAINING THE METAPHYSICS OF INDIAN-HATING, ACCORDING TO THE VIEWS OF ONE EVIDENTLY NOT SO PREPOSSESSED AS ROUSSEAU IN FAVOR OF SAVAGES
-28- SOME ACCOUNT OF A MAN OF QUESTIONABLE MORALITY
-29- MOOT POINTS TOUCHING THE LATE COLONEL JOHN MOREDOCK
-30- THE BOON COMPANIONS
-31- OPENING WITH A POETICAL EULOGY OF THE PRESS AND CONTINUING WITH TALK INSPIRED BY THE SAME
-32- A METAMORPHOSIS MORE SURPRISING THAN ANY IN OVID
-33- SHOWING THAT THE AGE OF MAGIC AND MAGICIANS IS NOT YET OVER
-34- WHICH MAY PASS FOR WHATEVER IT MAY PROVE TO BE WORTH
-35- IN WHICH THE COSMOPOLITAN TELLS THE STORY OF THE GENTLEMAN MADMAN
-36- THE COSMOPOLITAN STRIKINGLY EVINCES THE ARTLESSNESS OF HIS NATURE
-37- THE COSMOPOLITAN IS ACCOSTED BY A MYSTIC
-38- THE MYSTICAL MASTER INTRODUCES THE PRACTICAL DISCIPLE
-39- THE DISCIPLE UNBENDS, AND CONSENTS TO ACT A SOCIAL PART
-40- THE HYPOTHETICAL FRIENDS
-41- THE STORY OF CHINA ASTER IS AT SECOND-HAND
-42- ENDING WITH A RUPTURE OF THE HYPOTHESIS
-43- UPON THE HEEL OF THE LAST SCENE THE COSMOPOLITAN ENTERS THE BARBER'S SHOP
-44- VERY CHARMING
-45- THE LAST THREE WORDS OF THE LAST CHAPTER
-46- THE COSMOPOLITAN INCREASES IN SERIOUSNESS