An edition of The Monikins (1835)

The Monikins

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An edition of The Monikins (1835)

The Monikins

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Described in the introduction as a manuscript sent to the author in Geneva, Switzerland, by a Viscount Householder in gratitude for the author's having saved the Viscount's beautiful wife from accidental death, this novel uses the framework of a south-polar voyage to two unknown countries, Leaphigh [markedly similar in its institutions to England] and Leaplow [singularly like the United States in its principles and practices], to satirize the social, political, and judicial systems of the two Western countries. The "voyage" appears to have been imaginary, the product of the manuscript writer's delirium during an illness in Paris, but the points made are indelible ones. The first-person narrative device [in the voice of John Goldencalf, Viscount of Householder] adds verisimilitude to the account.

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Publisher
NCUP
Language
English
Pages
318

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Edition Availability
Cover of: The Monikins
The Monikins
June 28, 1990, NCUP
Paperback in English
Cover of: The Monikins.
The Monikins.
1899, G. Routledge
- [Leather-stocking ed.]
Cover of: The monikins
The monikins
1873, D. Appleton
in English
Cover of: The monikins
The monikins
1856, Stringer and Townsend
Electronic resource - New ed
Cover of: The monikins.
The monikins.
1852, Stringer and Townsend.
- New ed.
Cover of: The Monikins, a tale
The Monikins, a tale
1835, R. Bentley
in English
Cover of: The Monikins, a tale.
The Monikins, a tale.
1835, R. Bentley
Cover of: The Monikins, a tale.
The Monikins, a tale.
1835, R. Bentley
in English
Cover of: The monikins, by the author of 'The spy' &c

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Edition Notes

Series
Masterworks of Literature Series

Contributors

Editor
James S Hedges

The Physical Object

Format
Paperback
Number of pages
318
Dimensions
8 x 5.2 x 0.9 inches
Weight
13.6 ounces

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL7973444M
Internet Archive
monikins0000jame_p4w1
ISBN 10
0808404210
ISBN 13
9780808404217
Library Thing
1861127
Goodreads
2815728

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