Four Short Novels
by Herman Melville and Herman Melville
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For many people the shorter novels of Herman Melville have been lost in the gigantic shadow of his universally recognized masterpiece, Moby Dick. Yet the short novels in this volume, written after his popularity had begun to wane, actually represent the peak of Melville's artistic development. The compelling story line, the profound symbolism, the brilliant character delineation are all in evidence, and there is a tightness and precision in these stories of which the author had not been capable before. Billy Budd, the last of Melville's works is considered by many scholars to be his greatest.
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novellas, sea fiction, American Adventure Stories, American Sea stories, Fiction, Young men, Copyists, classic literature, Psychology, Securities industry, literature, classics, Sailors, Ship captains, Executions and executioners, Impressment, Sea stories, adult readers, Historical Fiction, Fiction, short stories (single author), Manners and customsPeople
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The Shorter Novels of Herman Melville: Benito Cereno / Bartleby, the Scrivener / The Encantadas, or, Enchanted Isles / Billy Budd
1978, Liveright
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Shorter Novels of Herman Melville
1970?, Fawcett Premier, Fawcett
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0449307980 9780449307984
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Shorter Novels of Herman Melville
1956, Liverlight Publishing Company
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Shorter Novels of Herman Melville
1942-01, Liveright Pub. Co.
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Benito Cereno
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Bartleby, the Scrivener
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The Encantadas, or, Enchanted Isles
- Billy Budd
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