The Piazza Tales include some of the best known short ficiton by the creator of Moby Dick: "Bartleby, the Scrivener," "Benito Cereno," and "The Encantadas." Student edition, with an introduction by 19th-century specialist and historian Todd Webb. Lightly annotated. The unabridged text of a great classic. Academic, easy-to-read format. Perfect for undergraduate and AP courses.
Introduction; Chronology; Note on the text; The Piazza Tales; The
Piazza; Bartleby, the Scrivener. A Tale of Wall-Street; Benito Cereno; The
Lightning-Rod Man; The Encantadas, or, Enchanted Isles; Sketch First: The
Isles at Large; Sketch Second: Two Sides to a Tortoise; Sketch Third: Rock
Rodondo; Sketch Fourth: A Pisgah View from the Rock; Sketch Fifth: The
Frigate, and Ship Flyaway; Sketch Sixth: Barrington Isle and the Bucaneers;
Sketch Seventh: Charles' Isle and the Dog-King; Sketch Eigth: Norfolk Isle
and the Chola Widow; Sketch Ninth: Hood's Isle and the Hermit Oberlus; Sketch
Tenth: Runaways, Castaways, Solitaries, Grave-Stones, etc.; The Bell-Tower
Herman Melville (1819-1891) is the celebrated author of such American classics as Moby Dick, Billy Budd, Typee, Omoo, and The Confidence Man.
