Hooper's picaresque novel follows the misadventures of Captain Simon Suggs, a charming but crooked con artist in antebellum Alabama. Through a series of comic episodes and tall tales, Suggs manages to scam his way through life, all while evading the law and the disapproval of his upstanding neighbors. This book is a classic of Southern humor and a slice of life in a bygone era. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.