| Billy Budd and Other Tales Contributor(s): Melville, Herman (Author), Markels, Julian (Introduction by), Oates, Joyce Carol (Afterword by) |
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ISBN: 0451530810 ISBN-13: 9780451530813 Publisher: Signet Book OUR PRICE: $4.46 Product Type: Mass Market Paperbound - Other Formats Published: June 2009 Annotation: Featured in this volume are "Billy Budd", Melville's posthumously published novella, the story of the rivalry between a handsome sailor and his demonic captain; the tale of the apathetic "Bartleby, the Scrivener; " the riveting "Benito Cereno", the story of a slave ship mutiny written at the time of the Amistad case and "The Town-Ho's Story", a chapter from Melville's masterpiece, "Moby Dick". Introduction by Joyce Carol Oates. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics - Fiction | Short Stories (single Author) - Fiction | Literary |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2013658273 |
| Series: Signet Classics |
| Physical Information: 1.06" H x 4.26" W x 6.78" (0.40 lbs) 384 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A master of the american short story Included in this rich collection are: The Piazza, Bartleby the Scrivener, Benito Cereno, The Lightning-Rod Man, The Encantadas, The Bell-Tower, and The Town-Ho's Story. |