# Sheppard Lee, Written by Himself

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- Authors: [Robert Montgomery Bird](https://www.bookquiver.com/robert-montgomery-bird), [Christopher Looby](https://www.bookquiver.com/christopher-looby)
- Publisher: NYRB Classics
- ISBN: 978-15-9017-229-2
- Pages: 472
- Published: 2008-01-15
- Language: en_US
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

Originally published in 1836. Sheppard Lee, Written By Himself is a work of dark satire from the early years of the American Republic. Published as an autobiography and praised by Edgar Allan Poe, this...