num_pages: 187
description: In this new edition of The Piazza Tales, the editors of the acclaimed Northwestern-Newberry Edition of the Writings of Herman Melville have used the original magazine versions for five of the six stories in order to present the most accurate tests of these works. Here, in such famous stories as "Bartleby, the Scrivener" and "The Encantadas, or Enchanted Isles," we find Melville's imagination and style at its best. Of the less well-known tales, the humor in "The Piazza" and "The Lightning-Rod Man," and the gothic horror of "The Bell Tower," command attention as well. Whether in the exotic Galapagos or the more familiar climes of Wall Street or a Massachusetts farmhouse, Melville's power and imagination transport the reader into his unique worlds.This edition is an Approved Text of the Center for Editions of American Authors (Modern Language Association of America).
language: English
title: The Piazza Tales
titlecomplete: The Piazza Tales
genres: Fiction, 19th Century, Classics, Classic Literature, Collections, Adventure, American, Literary Fiction, Literature, Short Stories
ratings_count: 875
publisher: Northwestern University Press