num_pages: 334
description: Herman Melville's short stories, somewhat neglected during his lifetime, today are considered to be among the small masterpieces of American fiction.Like his great novel Moby-Dick, Melville's stories are unique in narrative method, profound in theme, and full of delights at all levels. This collection includes not only Billy Budd (in a reading text based on the famous Harvard edition), but also all of The Piazza Tales, as well as "the Town-Ho's Story" from Moby-Dick.(back cover)Billy Budd --The Piazza --Bartleby --Benito Cereno --The lightning-rod man --The encantadas --The bell-tower --The town-ho's story.
language: English
title: Billy Budd and Other Tales
titlecomplete: Billy Budd and Other Tales
genres: Fiction, 19th Century, Classics, Read For School, Adventure, American, Historical Fiction, High School, Literature, Short Stories
ratings_count: 869
publisher: Signet Classics