Autobiography of a Pocket-Hankerchief (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)
by James Fenimore CooperView All Available Formats & Editions
This satirical short novel displays a side of Cooper unfamiliar to many modern readers. It is told from the point of view of an actual handkerchief: its origins in a French flax field, how it was passed around New York City society in the 1830s, and its eventual return to its maker. In this story, Cooper makes a point of ridiculing Victorian
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Overview
This satirical short novel displays a side of Cooper unfamiliar to many modern readers. It is told from the point of view of an actual handkerchief: its origins in a French flax field, how it was passed around New York City society in the 1830s, and its eventual return to its maker. In this story, Cooper makes a point of ridiculing Victorian materialism—which places value on consumption, not production.
Product Details
- ISBN-13:
- 9781411463943
- Publisher:
- Barnes & Noble
- Publication date:
- 11/22/2011
- Series:
- Barnes & Noble Digital Library
- Sold by:
- Barnes & Noble
- Format:
- NOOK Book
- Pages:
- 268
- Sales rank:
- 1,278,018
- File size:
- 270 KB
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