The Piazza Tales - Softcover

Melville, Herman

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1482646056 ISBN 13: 9781482646054

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2013

Synopsis

The Piazza Tales, contain such famous stories as "Bartleby, the Scrivener" and "The Encantadas," Melville's imagination and style is at its best. The lesser know tales of his work his humor and attention to storytelling take command of your attention. His imagination has the ability to transport the reader into his unique worlds, from Wall Street to a Massachusetts farmhouse.

About this title

About the Author:

Herman Melville (August 1, 1819 - September 28, 1891) was an American novelist, short story writer, essayist, and poet. He is best known for his novel Moby-Dick. His first three books gained much contemporary attention (the first, Typee, becoming a bestseller), and after a fast-blooming literary success in the late 1840s, his popularity declined precipitously in the mid-1850s and never recovered during his lifetime. When he died in 1891, he was almost completely forgotten. It was not until the -Melville Revival- in the early 20th century that his work won recognition, especially Moby-Dick, which was hailed as one of the literary masterpieces of both American and world literature. He was the first writer to have his works collected and published by the Library of America.

From the Back Cover:

The aim of this edition is to present a text as close to the author's intention as surviving evidence permits.

About this edition

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1482646056
• ISBN 13: 9781482646054
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 190