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

Confidence Man, The

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