Sheppard Lee, Written by Himself (Vol. 1&2). Robert Montgomery Bird
Sheppard Lee, Written by Himself (Vol. 1&2)
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Автор произведения: Robert Montgomery Bird
Жанр: Языкознание
Издательство: Bookwire
isbn: 4066338129055
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"Sheppard Lee, Written By Himself" is a satirical work from the early years of the American Republic. It was written in the form as an autobiography and acquired wide acclaim after publishing. The story tells about a young man wishing to find a buried treasure. Instead, he finds the power to transfer his soul into other men's bodies. This results in a picaresque journey through early American pursuits of happiness. But every new form disappoints him. Lee comes to the conclusion that everything in America, even virtue and vice, are interchangeable; everything is an object and has its price.