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 materialismwhich places value on consumption, not production.
| ISBN: | 9781411463943 |
| Publication date: | 22nd November 2011 |
| Author: | Cooper, James Fenimore |
| Publisher: | Barnes & Noble |
| Format: | Ebook (Epub) |