The Man Without a Country (Cyclopedia of Literary Places)
At a glance:
- Author: Edward Everett Hale
- First Published: 1863
- Type of Work: Short fiction
- Type of Plot: Historical
- Time of Work: Nineteenth century
- Genres: Short fiction, Historical fiction
- Subjects: United States or Americans, Prisoners, Nineteenth century, Exile or expatriates, Alienation, Civil War, Punishment, Ships, Loneliness, Treason, Navies
- Locales: United States, Oceans
Places Discussed
Sea. The open seas provide the primary setting for the novel. After the protagonist, U.S. Army lieutenant Philip Nolan is convicted of treason in 1807, he is sentenced never to hear the name of his country again. To carry out this unusual sentence, he is put aboard a series of naval vessels that keep him perpetually away from the United States, and the naval officers with whom he comes into contact are instructed never to utter “United States” in his presence or allow him to come into contact with any printed material containing those words. Witnesses say...
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