The Confidence-man

Written by the author of Billy Budd, Sailor and Moby-Dick, this novel is unfinished, although published in his lifetime. Set on April Fool's Day aboard a Missis... » 

Written by the author of Billy Budd, Sailor and Moby-Dick, this novel is unfinished, although published in his lifetime. Set on April Fool's Day aboard a Mississippi steamer, the novel is a gloomy satire on American life and the state of distrust that exists between human beings. «