An edition of Works (Billy Budd / Confidence-Man / Israel Potter / Piazza Tales / Pierre, Or, the Ambiguities / Uncollected Prose) (1984)

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An edition of Works (Billy Budd / Confidence-Man / Israel Potter / Piazza Tales / Pierre, Or, the Ambiguities / Uncollected Prose) (1984)

Melville

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The library of America is dedicated to publishing America's best and most significant writing in handsome, enduring volumes, featuring authoritative texts. Hailed as the "finest-looking, longest-lasting editions ever made" (The New Republic), Library of America volumes make a fine gift for any occasion. Now, with exactly one hundred volumes to choose from, there is a perfect gift for everyone.

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Literary Classics of the United States, Distributed to the trade in the U.S. and Canada by Viking Press, Library of America, The
Language
English
Pages
1478

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Subjects
American Sea stories, American Adventure stories, literature, classics, classic literature, Sailors, Ship captains, Fiction, Executions and executioners, Impressment, Sea stories, adult readers, Study and teaching, Historical Fiction, American Short Stories, Manners and customs in fiction, Manners and customs, Young men, Copyists, Psychology, Securities industry, American fiction (fictional works by one author), Adventure stories, american, Sea stories, american, Literature, Ps2382 1984
People
Billy Budd, Edward Fairfax Vere, John Claggart, Bartleby, Turkey, Nippers, Ginger Nut, John Jacob Astor, Cicero, Benito Cereno, Israel Potter
Places
New York, Wall Street

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Cover of: Herman Melville
Herman Melville: Pierre, Israel Potter, The Piazza Tales, The Confidence-Man, Tales, Billy Budd (Library of America)
April 1, 1985, Library of America
Hardcover in English
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Herman Melville: Pierre, Israel Potter, The Piazza Tales, The Confidence-Man, Uncollected Prose, Billy Budd, Sailor (The Library of America)
September 19, 1985, Cambridge University Press
Hardcover in English
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Pierre: or, The ambiguities ; Israel Potter : his fifty years of exile ; The piazza tales ; The confidence man : his masquerade ; Uncollected prose ; Billy Budd, sailor, : (an inside narrative)
1984, Press Syndicate of the University of Cambridge
in English
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Cover of: Melville
Melville: his fifty years of exile ; The piazza tales ; The confidence-man : his masquerade ; Uncollected prose ; Billy Budd, sailor : (an inside narrative)
1984, Literary Classics of the United States, Distributed to the trade in the U.S. and Canada by Viking Press, Library of America, The
in English
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Table of Contents

Pierre, or the ambiguities --
Israel Potter, his fifty years of exile --
The Piazza tales --
The confidence-man, his masquerade --
Uncollected prose --
Billy Budd, sailor, an inside narrative.

Edition Notes

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New York, N.Y
Series
The Library of America
Other Titles
Pierre., Israel Potter., Piazza tales., Confidence-man., Billy Budd, sailor.

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
813/.3
Library of Congress
PS2382 1984, PS2382 1984

The Physical Object

Pagination
1478 p. ;
Number of pages
1478

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL2849036M
Internet Archive
pierreorambiguit0000melv_e5x2
ISBN 10
0940450240
LCCN
84011249
OCLC/WorldCat
10777772
Library Thing
177060
Goodreads
3734

Work Description

Contains:
Pierre, or the ambiguities --
Israel Potter, his fifty years of exile --
The Piazza Tales
- The Piazza
- Bartleby, the Scrivener
- Benito Cereno
- The Lightning-Rod Man
- The Encantadas; or, Enchanted Islands
- The Bell-Tower
The confidence-man, his masquerade --
Uncollected prose --
Billy Budd

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