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Unique among Melville's works, <i>Israel Potter</i> was the author's only historical novel, presuming to offer the life history of Revolutionary War figure Israel Potter--based on Potter's own obscure narrative <i>Life and Remarkable Adventures of Israel R. Potter</i>--and featuring characters such as Benjamin Franklin and Ethan Allen. In offering the manuscript to his publisher, Melville assured him, "I engage that the story shall contain nothing of any sort to shock the fastidious. There will

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Author

Herman Melville; Harrison Hayford; Hershel Parker; G Thomas Tanselle; Henry Trumbull

Publisher

Northwestern University Press ; Newberry Library

Published

1982

Language

EN

ISBN

9780585382906

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Fiction, Literary Fiction, Classics

Updated

2026-03-24