Confidence Man, the

Confidence Man, the

an imposter who gulls passengers on a Mississippi steamboat. [Am. Lit.: Melville The Confidence Man in Magill III, 221]

See: Fraudulence

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Confidence Man, The

Melville’s social satire castigating mankind. [Am. Lit.: The Confidence Man, Magill III, 221–223]

See: Misanthropy

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