James Fenimore Cooper

Autobiography Of A Pocket Handkerchief

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Produktbeschreibung

""An Autobiography of a Pocket Handkerchief"" is a unique and engaging novel by James Fenimore Cooper. The story is narrated by a pocket handkerchief, who recounts its journey from its creation to its eventual demise. The handkerchief witnesses the lives of various owners, including a young girl, a soldier, and a wealthy aristocrat. Along the way, it experiences love, loss, and betrayal, all while providing a glimpse into the customs and social norms of the time period. The novel is a fascinating exploration of the human experience through the eyes of an inanimate object, and is sure to captivate readers with its imaginative storytelling and vivid descriptions.""Well!"" exclaimed $25, ""this is the first ball I have been at that I was not thought good enough to have a place in the quadrille. You see all the canaille are in the hands of their owners, while we, the elite of pocket- handkerchiefs, are left here in a corner, like so many cloaks.""This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Kessinger Publishing, LLC
• Seitenzahl: 140
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. Juni 2004
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 191mm x 8mm
• Gewicht: 277g
• ISBN-13: 9781419108426
• ISBN-10: 1419108425
• Artikelnr.: 21118109

Autorenporträt

James Fenimore Cooper (1789 - 1851) was a prolific and popular American writer of the early 19th century. His historical romances of frontier and Indian life in the early American days created a unique form of American literature. He lived most of his life in Cooperstown, New York, which was founded by his father William on property that he owned. Cooper was a lifelong member of the Episcopal Church and, in his later years, contributed generously to it. Before embarking on his career as a writer, he served in the U.S. Navy as a midshipman, which greatly influenced many of his novels and other writings. The novel that launched his career was The Spy, a tale about counterespionage set during the Revolutionary War and published in 1821. He also wrote numerous sea stories and his best-known works are five historical novels of the frontier period known as the Leatherstocking Tales. Among naval historians, Cooper's works on the early U.S. Navy have been well received, but they were sometimes criticized by his contemporaries. Among his most famous works is the Romantic novel The Last of the Mohicans, often regarded as his masterpiece.