Piecing together the story
Introduction
Powell's rise and fall in London
The Astor Place riots
Powell among the Manhattan literati
Irving's Goldsmith and early excerpts from Powell's book
The initial reception of the Living authors of England
The furor over Charles Dickens's accusations
The Living authors of America
The chaos without international copyright
Amid Manhattan feuding, Melville declares his literary independence
The Figaro! episode
The long aftermath.
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The Powell papers : a confidence man amok among the Anglo-American literati by Hershel Parker. ISBN 9780810127036. Published by Northwestern University Press in 2011. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.
