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The Piazza Tales

Included in this Herman Melville collection are six tales that range considerably — from "The Encantadas" (an allegorical travelogue) to the haunting "Bartleby, the Scrivener." Opening the volume is "The Piazza," a pastoral sketch that frames the collection. "Benito Cereno" — a subversive satire — of grows out of a true story of mutiny among the enslaved . . .

1."The Piazza"

2."Bartleby the Scrivener" (first published in Putnam's November and December 1853)

3."Benito Cereno" (first published in Putnam's October, November and December 1855)

4."The Lightning-Rod Man" (first published in Putnam's August 1854)

5."The Encantadas or Enchanted Isles" (first published in Putnam's March, April, and May 1854)

6."The Bell-Tower" (first published in Putnam's August 1855)

  • Format
  • paperback
  • Pages
  • 189
  • Language
  • english
  • ISBN
  • 9781603120265
  • Genres
  • fiction, classics, american, adventure, literature, collections
  • Release date
  • 2007