Dec 25, 2009

The Man Without a Country | The Man Without a Country

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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

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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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The Man Without a Country | The Man Without a Country

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