Great Short Works of Herman Melville (Perennial Classics)
Herman Melville (1819-1891) was an American novelist, short story writer, essayist, and poet who received wide acclaim for his earliest novels, such asTypeeandRedburn, but fell into relative obscurity by the end of his life. Today, Melville is hailed as one of the definitive masters of world literature for novels includingMoby DickandBilly Budd, as well as for enduringly popular short stories such asBartleby,the ScrivenerandThe Bell-Tower.