ISBN: 9781590172292 - Sheppard Lee, Written by Himself (new York Review Books Classics) (33 results)

Paperback. Condition: Good. Originally published in 1836. Sheppard Lee, Written By Himself is a work of dark satire from the early years of the American Republic. Published as an autobiography and praised by Edgar Allan Poe, this is the story of a young idler who goes in search of buried treasure and finds instead the power to transfer his soul into other men's bodies. What follows is oneincreasingly practiced body snatcher'spicaresque journey through early American pursuits of happiness, as each new form Sheppard Lee assumes disappoints him anew while making him want more and more. When Lee's metempsychosis draws him into the marriage market, the money market, and the slave market, Bird's fable of American upward mobility takes a more sinister turn. Lee learns that everything in America, even virtue and vice, are interchangeable; everything is an object and has its price. Looking forward to Melville's The Confidence-Man and beyond that to William Burroughs's Naked Lunch, this strange and compelling story is a penetrating critique of American life and values as well asa crucial addition to the canon of American literature.…

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Paperback. Condition: Good. Originally published in 1836. Sheppard Lee, Written By Himself is a work of dark satire from the early years of the American Republic. Published as an autobiography and praised by Edgar Allan Poe, this is the story of a young idler who goes in search of buried treasure and finds instead the power to transfer his soul into other men's bodies. What follows is oneincreasingly practiced body snatcher'spicaresque journey through early American pursuits of happiness, as each new form Sheppard Lee assumes disappoints him anew while making him want more and more. When Lee's metempsychosis draws him into the marriage market, the money market, and the slave market, Bird's fable of American upward mobility takes a more sinister turn. Lee learns that everything in America, even virtue and vice, are interchangeable; everything is an object and has its price. Looking forward to Melville's The Confidence-Man and beyond that to William Burroughs's Naked Lunch, this strange and compelling story is a penetrating critique of American life and values as well asa crucial addition to the canon of American literature.…

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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. This strange and compelling story is a penetrating critique of American life and values as well as a crucial addition to the canon of American literature.Originally published in 1836.Sheppard Lee, Written By Himself is a work of dark satire from the early years of the American Republic. Published as an autobiography and praised by Edgar Allan Poe, this is the story of a young idler who goes in search of buried treasure and finds instead the power to transfer his soul into other men's bodies. What follows is oneincreasingly practiced body snatcher'spicaresque journey through early American pursuits of happiness, as each new form Sheppard Lee assumes disappoints him anew while making him want more and more. When Lee's metempsychosis draws him into the marriage market, the money market, and the slave market, Bird's fable of American upward mobility takes a more sinister turn. Lee learns that everything in America, even virtue and vice, are interchangeable; everything is an object and has its price.Looking forward to Melville's The Confidence-Man and beyond that to William Burroughs's Naked Lunch, this strange and compelling story is a penetrating critique of American life and values as well asa crucial addition to the canon of American literature. The eponymous hero of this early-American picaresque climbs the social ladder by inhabiting the bodies of the recently deceased, assuming the identities of, among others, a country squire, a young man of fashion, and a slave. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

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Condition: New. Num Pages: 472 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 204 x 25. Weight in Grams: 480. . 2008. Reprint. Paperback. . . . .

Condition: New. Num Pages: 472 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 204 x 25. Weight in Grams: 480. . 2008. Reprint. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. This strange and compelling story is a penetrating critique of American life and values as well as a crucial addition to the canon of American literature.Originally published in 1836.Sheppard Lee, Written By Himself is a work of dark satire from the early years of the American Republic. Published as an autobiography and praised by Edgar Allan Poe, this is the story of a young idler who goes in search of buried treasure and finds instead the power to transfer his soul into other men's bodies. What follows is oneincreasingly practiced body snatcher'spicaresque journey through early American pursuits of happiness, as each new form Sheppard Lee assumes disappoints him anew while making him want more and more. When Lee's metempsychosis draws him into the marriage market, the money market, and the slave market, Bird's fable of American upward mobility takes a more sinister turn. Lee learns that everything in America, even virtue and vice, are interchangeable; everything is an object and has its price.Looking forward to Melville's The Confidence-Man and beyond that to William Burroughs's Naked Lunch, this strange and compelling story is a penetrating critique of American life and values as well asa crucial addition to the canon of American literature. The eponymous hero of this early-American picaresque climbs the social ladder by inhabiting the bodies of the recently deceased, assuming the identities of, among others, a country squire, a young man of fashion, and a slave. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…

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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - Originally published in 1836.Sheppard Lee, Written By Himself is a work of dark satire from the early years of the American Republic. Published as an autobiography and praised by Edgar Allan Poe, this is the story of a young idler who goes in search of buried treasure and finds instead the power to transfer his soul into other men's bodies. What follows is oneincreasingly practiced body snatcher'spicaresque journey through early American pursuits of happiness, as each new form Sheppard Lee assumes disappoints him anew while making him want more and more. When Lee's metempsychosis draws him into the marriage market, the money market, and the slave market, Bird's fable of American upward mobility takes a more sinister turn. Lee learns that everything in America, even virtue and vice, are interchangeable; everything is an object and has its price.Looking forward to Melville's The Confidence-Man and beyond that to William Burroughs's Naked Lunch, this strange and compelling story is a penetrating critique of American life and values as well asa crucial addition to the canon of American literature.…

paperback. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.