Autobiography of a Pocket-Hankerchief (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)
Fiction & Literature, Anthologies
| 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.
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.
