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# Introduction ## Overview This entity represents the introduction section of Herman Melville's novel, "The Confidence-Man: His Masquerade." It is a textual document, extracted from the file `the_confidence_man.txt`, and serves as the opening to the novel. ## Context The introduction is part of the larger work, [The Confidence-Man: His Masquerade](arke:01KG8AJ86G6HP7TCHND218MWGA), a novel by Herman Melville. This novel is included within the [Melville Complete Works](arke:01KG89HMDZKNY753EZE1CJ8HZW) collection. The introduction is the first section of the novel, immediately preceding the table of contents. ## Contents This introduction contains the title page and copyright information for "The Confidence-Man: His Masquerade." It lists the author as Herman Melville and notes his other works such as "Piazza Tales," "Omoo," and "Typee." The publication details indicate it was published in New York by Dix, Edwards & Co. in 1857. It also includes the copyright entry for the year 1857, registered in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York, and mentions Miller & Holman as printers and stereotypers.

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Introduction

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THE CONFIDENCE-MAN: HIS MASQUERADE. BY HERMAN MELVILLE, AUTHOR OF "PIAZZA TALES," "OMOO," "TYPEE," ETC., ETC. NEW YORK: DIX, EDWARDS & CO., 321 BROADWAY 1857. Entered according to act of Congress, in the year 1857, by HERMAN MELVILLE, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York. MILLER & HOLMAN, Printers and Stereotypers, N. Y.

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Introduction