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The Confidence-Man: His Masquerade — Herman Melville

The Confidence-Man: His Masquerade

Herman Melville

  • Roman
  • Jezik knjige: engleski
  • 266 strana

Roman Hermana Melvila iz 1857. prati niz susreta na parobrodu na Misisipiju. Tajanstveni čovek, koji menja likove, izaziva putnike na razgovor o poverenju, veri i obmani. Vredi ga slušati zbog oštroumne satire i pitanja o ljudskoj prirodi.

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  1. THE CONFIDENCE-MAN: HIS MASQUERADE. BY HERMAN MELVILLE, AUTHOR OF “PIAZZA TALES,” “OMOO,” “TYPEE,” ETC., ETC.
  2. CONTENTS
  3. THE CONFIDENCE-MAN: HIS MASQUERADE.
  4. CHAPTER I. A MUTE GOES ABOARD A BOAT ON THE MISSISSIPPI.
  5. CHAPTER II. SHOWING THAT MANY MEN HAVE MANY MINDS.
  6. CHAPTER III. IN WHICH A VARIETY OF CHARACTERS APPEAR.
  7. CHAPTER IV. RENEWAL OF OLD ACQUAINTANCE.
  8. CHAPTER V THE MAN WITH THE WEED MAKES IT AN EVEN QUESTION WHETHER HE BE A GREAT SAGE OR A GREAT SIMPLETON.
  9. CHAPTER VI. AT THE OUTSET OF WHICH CERTAIN PASSENGERS PROVE DEAF TO THE CALL OF CHARITY.
  10. CHAPTER VII. A GENTLEMAN WITH GOLD SLEEVE-BUTTONS.
  11. CHAPTER VIII. A CHARITABLE LADY.
  12. CHAPTER IX. TWO BUSINESS MEN TRANSACT A LITTLE BUSINESS.
  13. CHAPTER X. IN THE CABIN.
  14. CHAPTER XI. ONLY A PAGE OR SO.
  15. CHAPTER XII. STORY OF THE UNFORTUNATE MAN, FROM WHICH MAY BE GATHERED WHETHER OR NO HE HAS BEEN JUSTLY SO ENTITLED.
  16. CHAPTER XIII. THE MAN WITH THE TRAVELING-CAP EVINCES MUCH HUMANITY, AND IN A WAY WHICH WOULD SEEM TO SHOW HIM TO BE ONE
  17. CHAPTER XIV. WORTH THE CONSIDERATION OF THOSE TO WHOM IT MAY PROVE WORTH CONSIDERING.
  18. CHAPTER XV. AN OLD MISER, UPON SUITABLE REPRESENTATIONS, IS PREVAILED UPON TO VENTURE AN INVESTMENT.
  19. CHAPTER XVI. A SICK MAN, AFTER SOME IMPATIENCE, IS INDUCED TO BECOME A PATIENT
  20. CHAPTER XVII. TOWARDS THE END OF WHICH THE HERB-DOCTOR PROVES HIMSELF A FORGIVER OF INJURIES.
  21. CHAPTER XVIII. INQUEST INTO THE TRUE CHARACTER OF THE HERB-DOCTOR.
  22. CHAPTER XIX. A SOLDIER OF FORTUNE.
  23. CHAPTER XX. REAPPEARANCE OF ONE WHO MAY BE REMEMBERED.
  24. CHAPTER XXI. A HARD CASE.
  25. CHAPTER XXII. IN THE POLITE SPIRIT OF THE TUSCULAN DISPUTATIONS.
  26. CHAPTER XXIII. IN WHICH THE POWERFUL EFFECT OF NATURAL SCENERY IS EVINCED IN THE CASE OF THE MISSOURIAN, WHO, IN VIEW OF
  27. CHAPTER XXIV. A PHILANTHROPIST UNDERTAKES TO CONVERT A MISANTHROPE, BUT DOES NOT GET BEYOND CONFUTING HIM.
  28. CHAPTER XXV. THE COSMOPOLITAN MAKES AN ACQUAINTANCE.
  29. CHAPTER XXVI. CONTAINING THE METAPHYSICS OF INDIAN-HATING, ACCORDING TO THE VIEWS OF ONE EVIDENTLY NOT SO PREPOSSESSED A
  30. CHAPTER XXVII. SOME ACCOUNT OF A MAN OF QUESTIONABLE MORALITY, BUT WHO, NEVERTHELESS, WOULD SEEM ENTITLED TO THE ESTEEM

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