Autobiography of a Pocket-Hankerchief (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)

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Author: James Fenimore Cooper ISBN: 9781411463943
Publisher: Barnes & Noble Publication: November 22, 2011
Imprint: Barnes & Noble Language: English
Author: James Fenimore Cooper
ISBN: 9781411463943
Publisher: Barnes & Noble
Publication: November 22, 2011
Imprint: Barnes & Noble
Language: English

This satirical short novel displays a side of Cooper unfamiliar to many modern readers. It is told from the point of view of an actual handkerchief:  its origins in a French flax field, how it was passed around New York City society in the 1830s, and its eventual return to its maker. In this story, Cooper makes a point of ridiculing Victorian materialism—which places value on consumption, not production.

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This satirical short novel displays a side of Cooper unfamiliar to many modern readers. It is told from the point of view of an actual handkerchief:  its origins in a French flax field, how it was passed around New York City society in the 1830s, and its eventual return to its maker. In this story, Cooper makes a point of ridiculing Victorian materialism—which places value on consumption, not production.

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