Billy Budd, Sailor and Other Stories by Herman Melville

Billy Budd, Sailor and Other Stories

Herman Melville

385 pages first pub 1853 (editions)

fiction classics short stories challenging reflective slow-paced
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Stung by the critical reception and lack of commercial success of his previous two works, Moby-Dick and Pierre, Herman Melville became obsessed with the difficulties of communicating his vision to readers. His sense of isolation lies at the heart ...

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