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Sheppard Lee, By Himself is a work of dark satire from the early years of the American Republic. Published as an autobiography and praised by Edgar Allan Poe, this is the story of a young idler who goes in search of buried treasure and finds instead the power to transfer his soul into other men's bodies. What follows is one increasingly practiced body snatcher's picaresque journey through early American pursuits of happiness, as each new form Sheppard Lee assumes disappoints him anew while making him want more and more. When Lee's metempsychosis draws him into the marriage market, the money market, and the slave market, Bird's fable of American upward mobility takes a more sinister turn. Lee learns that everything in America, even virtue and vice, are interchangeable; everything is an object and has its price. 
 
Looking forward to Melville's The Confidence-Man and beyond that to William Burroughs’s Naked Lunch, this strange and compelling story is a penetrating critique of American life and values as well as a crucial addition to the canon of American literature.]]> 902287 4 887463 1836 Sheppard Lee, Written by Himself total:23|5:5|4:13|3:3|2:2|1:0| 23 90 66 4 462367 3.91 23 4 67577292 2631943 902287 1590172299 9781590172292 4 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179313216m/902287.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179313216s/902287.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/902287.Sheppard_Lee_Written_by_Himself 3.91 23
Sheppard Lee, By Himself is a work of dark satire from the early years of the American Republic. Published as an autobiography and praised by Edgar Allan Poe, this is the story of a young idler who goes in search of buried treasure and finds instead the power to transfer his soul into other men's bodies. What follows is one increasingly practiced body snatcher's picaresque journey through early American pursuits of happiness, as each new form Sheppard Lee assumes disappoints him anew while making him want more and more. When Lee's metempsychosis draws him into the marriage market, the money market, and the slave market, Bird's fable of American upward mobility takes a more sinister turn. Lee learns that everything in America, even virtue and vice, are interchangeable; everything is an object and has its price. 
 
Looking forward to Melville's The Confidence-Man and beyond that to William Burroughs’s Naked Lunch, this strange and compelling story is a penetrating critique of American life and values as well as a crucial addition to the canon of American literature.]]> 1836 5 0 false Thu Jul 30 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 15 23:59:10 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 16 00:02:41 -0700 2009 more...]]> 68225578 355614 902287 1590172299 9781590172292 4 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179313216m/902287.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179313216s/902287.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/902287.Sheppard_Lee_Written_by_Himself 3.91 23
Sheppard Lee, By Himself is a work of dark satire from the early years of the American Republic. Published as an autobiography and praised by Edgar Allan Poe, this is the story of a young idler who goes in search of buried treasure and finds instead the power to transfer his soul into other men's bodies. What follows is one increasingly practiced body snatcher's picaresque journey through early American pursuits of happiness, as each new form Sheppard Lee assumes disappoints him anew while making him want more and more. When Lee's metempsychosis draws him into the marriage market, the money market, and the slave market, Bird's fable of American upward mobility takes a more sinister turn. Lee learns that everything in America, even virtue and vice, are interchangeable; everything is an object and has its price. 
 
Looking forward to Melville's The Confidence-Man and beyond that to William Burroughs’s Naked Lunch, this strange and compelling story is a penetrating critique of American life and values as well as a crucial addition to the canon of American literature.]]> 1836 4 0 false Fri Sep 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 20 13:12:44 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 11 08:24:59 -0700 2009 20178022 1080629 902287 1590172299 9781590172292 4 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179313216m/902287.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179313216s/902287.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/902287.Sheppard_Lee_Written_by_Himself 3.91 23
Sheppard Lee, By Himself is a work of dark satire from the early years of the American Republic. Published as an autobiography and praised by Edgar Allan Poe, this is the story of a young idler who goes in search of buried treasure and finds instead the power to transfer his soul into other men's bodies. What follows is one increasingly practiced body snatcher's picaresque journey through early American pursuits of happiness, as each new form Sheppard Lee assumes disappoints him anew while making him want more and more. When Lee's metempsychosis draws him into the marriage market, the money market, and the slave market, Bird's fable of American upward mobility takes a more sinister turn. Lee learns that everything in America, even virtue and vice, are interchangeable; everything is an object and has its price. 
 
Looking forward to Melville's The Confidence-Man and beyond that to William Burroughs’s Naked Lunch, this strange and compelling story is a penetrating critique of American life and values as well as a crucial addition to the canon of American literature.]]> 1836 5 0 false Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Apr 14 18:38:57 -0700 2008 Mon Apr 14 18:45:02 -0700 2008 ]]> 16912147 329481 902287 1590172299 9781590172292 4 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179313216m/902287.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179313216s/902287.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/902287.Sheppard_Lee_Written_by_Himself 3.91 23
Sheppard Lee, By Himself is a work of dark satire from the early years of the American Republic. Published as an autobiography and praised by Edgar Allan Poe, this is the story of a young idler who goes in search of buried treasure and finds instead the power to transfer his soul into other men's bodies. What follows is one increasingly practiced body snatcher's picaresque journey through early American pursuits of happiness, as each new form Sheppard Lee assumes disappoints him anew while making him want more and more. When Lee's metempsychosis draws him into the marriage market, the money market, and the slave market, Bird's fable of American upward mobility takes a more sinister turn. Lee learns that everything in America, even virtue and vice, are interchangeable; everything is an object and has its price. 
 
Looking forward to Melville's The Confidence-Man and beyond that to William Burroughs’s Naked Lunch, this strange and compelling story is a penetrating critique of American life and values as well as a crucial addition to the canon of American literature.]]> 1836 3 0 false Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Mar 03 12:02:15 -0800 2008 Mon Mar 03 12:04:50 -0800 2008 81394677 1772137 902287 1590172299 9781590172292 4 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179313216m/902287.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179313216s/902287.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/902287.Sheppard_Lee_Written_by_Himself 3.91 23
Sheppard Lee, By Himself is a work of dark satire from the early years of the American Republic. Published as an autobiography and praised by Edgar Allan Poe, this is the story of a young idler who goes in search of buried treasure and finds instead the power to transfer his soul into other men's bodies. What follows is one increasingly practiced body snatcher's picaresque journey through early American pursuits of happiness, as each new form Sheppard Lee assumes disappoints him anew while making him want more and more. When Lee's metempsychosis draws him into the marriage market, the money market, and the slave market, Bird's fable of American upward mobility takes a more sinister turn. Lee learns that everything in America, even virtue and vice, are interchangeable; everything is an object and has its price. 
 
Looking forward to Melville's The Confidence-Man and beyond that to William Burroughs’s Naked Lunch, this strange and compelling story is a penetrating critique of American life and values as well as a crucial addition to the canon of American literature.]]> 1836 4 0 false Tue Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Dec 18 09:01:45 -0800 2009 Fri Dec 18 09:01:53 -0800 2009 79978516 387911 902287 1590172299 9781590172292 4 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179313216m/902287.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179313216s/902287.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/902287.Sheppard_Lee_Written_by_Himself 3.91 23
Sheppard Lee, By Himself is a work of dark satire from the early years of the American Republic. Published as an autobiography and praised by Edgar Allan Poe, this is the story of a young idler who goes in search of buried treasure and finds instead the power to transfer his soul into other men's bodies. What follows is one increasingly practiced body snatcher's picaresque journey through early American pursuits of happiness, as each new form Sheppard Lee assumes disappoints him anew while making him want more and more. When Lee's metempsychosis draws him into the marriage market, the money market, and the slave market, Bird's fable of American upward mobility takes a more sinister turn. Lee learns that everything in America, even virtue and vice, are interchangeable; everything is an object and has its price. 
 
Looking forward to Melville's The Confidence-Man and beyond that to William Burroughs’s Naked Lunch, this strange and compelling story is a penetrating critique of American life and values as well as a crucial addition to the canon of American literature.]]> 1836 0 0 false Sat Dec 05 10:33:52 -0800 2009 Sat Dec 05 10:33:52 -0800 2009 79855161 567049 902287 1590172299 9781590172292 4 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179313216m/902287.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179313216s/902287.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/902287.Sheppard_Lee_Written_by_Himself 3.91 23
Sheppard Lee, By Himself is a work of dark satire from the early years of the American Republic. Published as an autobiography and praised by Edgar Allan Poe, this is the story of a young idler who goes in search of buried treasure and finds instead the power to transfer his soul into other men's bodies. What follows is one increasingly practiced body snatcher's picaresque journey through early American pursuits of happiness, as each new form Sheppard Lee assumes disappoints him anew while making him want more and more. When Lee's metempsychosis draws him into the marriage market, the money market, and the slave market, Bird's fable of American upward mobility takes a more sinister turn. Lee learns that everything in America, even virtue and vice, are interchangeable; everything is an object and has its price. 
 
Looking forward to Melville's The Confidence-Man and beyond that to William Burroughs’s Naked Lunch, this strange and compelling story is a penetrating critique of American life and values as well as a crucial addition to the canon of American literature.]]> 1836 0 0 false Fri Dec 04 06:22:46 -0800 2009 Fri Dec 04 06:22:46 -0800 2009 78285158 1113283 902287 1590172299 9781590172292 4 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179313216m/902287.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179313216s/902287.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/902287.Sheppard_Lee_Written_by_Himself 3.91 23
Sheppard Lee, By Himself is a work of dark satire from the early years of the American Republic. Published as an autobiography and praised by Edgar Allan Poe, this is the story of a young idler who goes in search of buried treasure and finds instead the power to transfer his soul into other men's bodies. What follows is one increasingly practiced body snatcher's picaresque journey through early American pursuits of happiness, as each new form Sheppard Lee assumes disappoints him anew while making him want more and more. When Lee's metempsychosis draws him into the marriage market, the money market, and the slave market, Bird's fable of American upward mobility takes a more sinister turn. Lee learns that everything in America, even virtue and vice, are interchangeable; everything is an object and has its price. 
 
Looking forward to Melville's The Confidence-Man and beyond that to William Burroughs’s Naked Lunch, this strange and compelling story is a penetrating critique of American life and values as well as a crucial addition to the canon of American literature.]]> 1836 0 0 false Wed Nov 18 22:32:47 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 18 22:32:47 -0800 2009 78174834 1208038 902287 1590172299 9781590172292 4 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179313216m/902287.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179313216s/902287.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/902287.Sheppard_Lee_Written_by_Himself 3.91 23
Sheppard Lee, By Himself is a work of dark satire from the early years of the American Republic. Published as an autobiography and praised by Edgar Allan Poe, this is the story of a young idler who goes in search of buried treasure and finds instead the power to transfer his soul into other men's bodies. What follows is one increasingly practiced body snatcher's picaresque journey through early American pursuits of happiness, as each new form Sheppard Lee assumes disappoints him anew while making him want more and more. When Lee's metempsychosis draws him into the marriage market, the money market, and the slave market, Bird's fable of American upward mobility takes a more sinister turn. Lee learns that everything in America, even virtue and vice, are interchangeable; everything is an object and has its price. 
 
Looking forward to Melville's The Confidence-Man and beyond that to William Burroughs’s Naked Lunch, this strange and compelling story is a penetrating critique of American life and values as well as a crucial addition to the canon of American literature.]]> 1836 4 0 false Wed Nov 18 04:52:14 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 18 04:52:14 -0800 2009 78016336 136147 902287 1590172299 9781590172292 4 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179313216m/902287.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179313216s/902287.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/902287.Sheppard_Lee_Written_by_Himself 3.91 23
Sheppard Lee, By Himself is a work of dark satire from the early years of the American Republic. Published as an autobiography and praised by Edgar Allan Poe, this is the story of a young idler who goes in search of buried treasure and finds instead the power to transfer his soul into other men's bodies. What follows is one increasingly practiced body snatcher's picaresque journey through early American pursuits of happiness, as each new form Sheppard Lee assumes disappoints him anew while making him want more and more. When Lee's metempsychosis draws him into the marriage market, the money market, and the slave market, Bird's fable of American upward mobility takes a more sinister turn. Lee learns that everything in America, even virtue and vice, are interchangeable; everything is an object and has its price. 
 
Looking forward to Melville's The Confidence-Man and beyond that to William Burroughs’s Naked Lunch, this strange and compelling story is a penetrating critique of American life and values as well as a crucial addition to the canon of American literature.]]> 1836 0 0 false Mon Nov 16 17:25:12 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 16 17:25:12 -0800 2009 77263788 1119080 902287 1590172299 9781590172292 4 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179313216m/902287.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179313216s/902287.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/902287.Sheppard_Lee_Written_by_Himself 3.91 23
Sheppard Lee, By Himself is a work of dark satire from the early years of the American Republic. Published as an autobiography and praised by Edgar Allan Poe, this is the story of a young idler who goes in search of buried treasure and finds instead the power to transfer his soul into other men's bodies. What follows is one increasingly practiced body snatcher's picaresque journey through early American pursuits of happiness, as each new form Sheppard Lee assumes disappoints him anew while making him want more and more. When Lee's metempsychosis draws him into the marriage market, the money market, and the slave market, Bird's fable of American upward mobility takes a more sinister turn. Lee learns that everything in America, even virtue and vice, are interchangeable; everything is an object and has its price. 
 
Looking forward to Melville's The Confidence-Man and beyond that to William Burroughs’s Naked Lunch, this strange and compelling story is a penetrating critique of American life and values as well as a crucial addition to the canon of American literature.]]> 1836 0 0 false Mon Nov 09 17:53:44 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 09 17:53:44 -0800 2009 75480855 2869051 902287 1590172299 9781590172292 4 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179313216m/902287.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179313216s/902287.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/902287.Sheppard_Lee_Written_by_Himself 3.91 23
Sheppard Lee, By Himself is a work of dark satire from the early years of the American Republic. Published as an autobiography and praised by Edgar Allan Poe, this is the story of a young idler who goes in search of buried treasure and finds instead the power to transfer his soul into other men's bodies. What follows is one increasingly practiced body snatcher's picaresque journey through early American pursuits of happiness, as each new form Sheppard Lee assumes disappoints him anew while making him want more and more. When Lee's metempsychosis draws him into the marriage market, the money market, and the slave market, Bird's fable of American upward mobility takes a more sinister turn. Lee learns that everything in America, even virtue and vice, are interchangeable; everything is an object and has its price. 
 
Looking forward to Melville's The Confidence-Man and beyond that to William Burroughs’s Naked Lunch, this strange and compelling story is a penetrating critique of American life and values as well as a crucial addition to the canon of American literature.]]> 1836 4 0 false Fri Oct 23 08:22:29 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 23 08:22:29 -0700 2009 74536389 369699 902287 1590172299 9781590172292 4 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179313216m/902287.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179313216s/902287.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/902287.Sheppard_Lee_Written_by_Himself 3.91 23
Sheppard Lee, By Himself is a work of dark satire from the early years of the American Republic. Published as an autobiography and praised by Edgar Allan Poe, this is the story of a young idler who goes in search of buried treasure and finds instead the power to transfer his soul into other men's bodies. What follows is one increasingly practiced body snatcher's picaresque journey through early American pursuits of happiness, as each new form Sheppard Lee assumes disappoints him anew while making him want more and more. When Lee's metempsychosis draws him into the marriage market, the money market, and the slave market, Bird's fable of American upward mobility takes a more sinister turn. Lee learns that everything in America, even virtue and vice, are interchangeable; everything is an object and has its price. 
 
Looking forward to Melville's The Confidence-Man and beyond that to William Burroughs’s Naked Lunch, this strange and compelling story is a penetrating critique of American life and values as well as a crucial addition to the canon of American literature.]]> 1836 0 0 false Wed Oct 14 13:43:15 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 14 13:43:15 -0700 2009 73064990 214391 902287 1590172299 9781590172292 4 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179313216m/902287.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179313216s/902287.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/902287.Sheppard_Lee_Written_by_Himself 3.91 23
Sheppard Lee, By Himself is a work of dark satire from the early years of the American Republic. Published as an autobiography and praised by Edgar Allan Poe, this is the story of a young idler who goes in search of buried treasure and finds instead the power to transfer his soul into other men's bodies. What follows is one increasingly practiced body snatcher's picaresque journey through early American pursuits of happiness, as each new form Sheppard Lee assumes disappoints him anew while making him want more and more. When Lee's metempsychosis draws him into the marriage market, the money market, and the slave market, Bird's fable of American upward mobility takes a more sinister turn. Lee learns that everything in America, even virtue and vice, are interchangeable; everything is an object and has its price. 
 
Looking forward to Melville's The Confidence-Man and beyond that to William Burroughs’s Naked Lunch, this strange and compelling story is a penetrating critique of American life and values as well as a crucial addition to the canon of American literature.]]> 1836 5 0 false Wed Sep 30 18:42:57 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 01 14:51:12 -0700 2009 70600832 237469 902287 1590172299 9781590172292 4 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179313216m/902287.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179313216s/902287.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/902287.Sheppard_Lee_Written_by_Himself 3.91 23
Sheppard Lee, By Himself is a work of dark satire from the early years of the American Republic. Published as an autobiography and praised by Edgar Allan Poe, this is the story of a young idler who goes in search of buried treasure and finds instead the power to transfer his soul into other men's bodies. What follows is one increasingly practiced body snatcher's picaresque journey through early American pursuits of happiness, as each new form Sheppard Lee assumes disappoints him anew while making him want more and more. When Lee's metempsychosis draws him into the marriage market, the money market, and the slave market, Bird's fable of American upward mobility takes a more sinister turn. Lee learns that everything in America, even virtue and vice, are interchangeable; everything is an object and has its price. 
 
Looking forward to Melville's The Confidence-Man and beyond that to William Burroughs’s Naked Lunch, this strange and compelling story is a penetrating critique of American life and values as well as a crucial addition to the canon of American literature.]]> 1836 0 0 false Wed Sep 09 09:32:37 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 09 09:32:37 -0700 2009 68383427 151008 902287 1590172299 9781590172292 4 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179313216m/902287.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179313216s/902287.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/902287.Sheppard_Lee_Written_by_Himself 3.91 23
Sheppard Lee, By Himself is a work of dark satire from the early years of the American Republic. Published as an autobiography and praised by Edgar Allan Poe, this is the story of a young idler who goes in search of buried treasure and finds instead the power to transfer his soul into other men's bodies. What follows is one increasingly practiced body snatcher's picaresque journey through early American pursuits of happiness, as each new form Sheppard Lee assumes disappoints him anew while making him want more and more. When Lee's metempsychosis draws him into the marriage market, the money market, and the slave market, Bird's fable of American upward mobility takes a more sinister turn. Lee learns that everything in America, even virtue and vice, are interchangeable; everything is an object and has its price. 
 
Looking forward to Melville's The Confidence-Man and beyond that to William Burroughs’s Naked Lunch, this strange and compelling story is a penetrating critique of American life and values as well as a crucial addition to the canon of American literature.]]> 1836 0 0 false Fri Aug 21 15:45:18 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 21 15:45:23 -0700 2009 66999254 1085611 902287 1590172299 9781590172292 4 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179313216m/902287.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179313216s/902287.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/902287.Sheppard_Lee_Written_by_Himself 3.91 23
Sheppard Lee, By Himself is a work of dark satire from the early years of the American Republic. Published as an autobiography and praised by Edgar Allan Poe, this is the story of a young idler who goes in search of buried treasure and finds instead the power to transfer his soul into other men's bodies. What follows is one increasingly practiced body snatcher's picaresque journey through early American pursuits of happiness, as each new form Sheppard Lee assumes disappoints him anew while making him want more and more. When Lee's metempsychosis draws him into the marriage market, the money market, and the slave market, Bird's fable of American upward mobility takes a more sinister turn. Lee learns that everything in America, even virtue and vice, are interchangeable; everything is an object and has its price. 
 
Looking forward to Melville's The Confidence-Man and beyond that to William Burroughs’s Naked Lunch, this strange and compelling story is a penetrating critique of American life and values as well as a crucial addition to the canon of American literature.]]> 1836 4 0 false Fri Aug 21 20:26:50 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 11 16:01:16 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 21 20:26:50 -0700 2009 66654637 1036177 902287 1590172299 9781590172292 4 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179313216m/902287.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179313216s/902287.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/902287.Sheppard_Lee_Written_by_Himself 3.91 23
Sheppard Lee, By Himself is a work of dark satire from the early years of the American Republic. Published as an autobiography and praised by Edgar Allan Poe, this is the story of a young idler who goes in search of buried treasure and finds instead the power to transfer his soul into other men's bodies. What follows is one increasingly practiced body snatcher's picaresque journey through early American pursuits of happiness, as each new form Sheppard Lee assumes disappoints him anew while making him want more and more. When Lee's metempsychosis draws him into the marriage market, the money market, and the slave market, Bird's fable of American upward mobility takes a more sinister turn. Lee learns that everything in America, even virtue and vice, are interchangeable; everything is an object and has its price. 
 
Looking forward to Melville's The Confidence-Man and beyond that to William Burroughs’s Naked Lunch, this strange and compelling story is a penetrating critique of American life and values as well as a crucial addition to the canon of American literature.]]> 1836 0 0 false Sat Aug 08 11:27:41 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 08 11:31:28 -0700 2009 65443455 137676 902287 1590172299 9781590172292 4 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179313216m/902287.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179313216s/902287.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/902287.Sheppard_Lee_Written_by_Himself 3.91 23
Sheppard Lee, By Himself is a work of dark satire from the early years of the American Republic. Published as an autobiography and praised by Edgar Allan Poe, this is the story of a young idler who goes in search of buried treasure and finds instead the power to transfer his soul into other men's bodies. What follows is one increasingly practiced body snatcher's picaresque journey through early American pursuits of happiness, as each new form Sheppard Lee assumes disappoints him anew while making him want more and more. When Lee's metempsychosis draws him into the marriage market, the money market, and the slave market, Bird's fable of American upward mobility takes a more sinister turn. Lee learns that everything in America, even virtue and vice, are interchangeable; everything is an object and has its price. 
 
Looking forward to Melville's The Confidence-Man and beyond that to William Burroughs’s Naked Lunch, this strange and compelling story is a penetrating critique of American life and values as well as a crucial addition to the canon of American literature.]]> 1836 0 0 false Wed Jul 29 13:55:44 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 29 13:55:44 -0700 2009 61719866 934807 902287 1590172299 9781590172292 4 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179313216m/902287.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179313216s/902287.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/902287.Sheppard_Lee_Written_by_Himself 3.91 23
Sheppard Lee, By Himself is a work of dark satire from the early years of the American Republic. Published as an autobiography and praised by Edgar Allan Poe, this is the story of a young idler who goes in search of buried treasure and finds instead the power to transfer his soul into other men's bodies. What follows is one increasingly practiced body snatcher's picaresque journey through early American pursuits of happiness, as each new form Sheppard Lee assumes disappoints him anew while making him want more and more. When Lee's metempsychosis draws him into the marriage market, the money market, and the slave market, Bird's fable of American upward mobility takes a more sinister turn. Lee learns that everything in America, even virtue and vice, are interchangeable; everything is an object and has its price. 
 
Looking forward to Melville's The Confidence-Man and beyond that to William Burroughs’s Naked Lunch, this strange and compelling story is a penetrating critique of American life and values as well as a crucial addition to the canon of American literature.]]> 1836 0 0 false Tue Jun 30 21:50:39 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 30 21:50:56 -0700 2009 8 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=902287