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Autobiography of a Pocket-Handkerchief - cover

Autobiography of a Pocket-Handkerchief

James Fenimore Cooper

Publisher: JH

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Summary

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.
Available since: 04/05/2019.

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