num_pages: 212
description: Melville's last work, it is a brilliant study of conflicts between social authority and individual freedom, human righteousness and evil.
language: English
title: Billy Budd
titlecomplete: Billy Budd
characters: Captain Edward Fairfax Vere, John Claggart, Billy Budd
genres: American, Short Stories, Historical Fiction, Novella, School, Novels, Literature, Classics, Fiction, 19th Century
ratings_count: 17523
places: Mediterranean Sea
publisher: Read How You Want