EPISODE · Jun 27, 2026 · 22 MIN
The Confidence-Man Chapters 17 and 18
from The Herman Melville Library · host Herman Melville
In which a herb-doctor aboard a riverboat, undeterred by scepticism and scorn, peddles a miraculous pain remedy with earnest, if somewhat quixotic, zeal, even bestowing a portion of his proceeds to charity amidst muted suspicion. Meanwhile, fellow passengers engage in a speculative and cynical discourse on the true nature of this singular figure, pondering whether he is cheat, fool, or something far more complex.
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In which a herb-doctor aboard a riverboat, undeterred by scepticism and scorn, peddles a miraculous pain remedy with earnest, if somewhat quixotic, zeal, even bestowing a portion of his proceeds to charity amidst muted suspicion. Meanwhile, fellow passengers engage in a speculative and cynical discourse on the true nature of this singular figure, pondering whether he is cheat, fool, or something far more complex.
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The Confidence-Man Chapters 17 and 18
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