Sheppard Lee

Written By Himself

BY ROBERT MONTGOMERY BIRD, INTRODUCTION BY CHRISTOPHER LOOBY

Brief Description:
A quite amazing novel of 1836 recently rediscovered. An idle man in Pennsylvania discovers how to take over the bodies of those just dead and live their lives. He moves around searching for happiness and wealth as brewer, slave, moneylender, madman, and many more, including pious Quaker philanthropist! The book gives a vivid portrait of early American life in Philadelphia and the social conditions and attitudes.

New York Review of Books 1842 425 PP. Paper

$16.95 (out of stock but can be backordered)