false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171906432m/125870.jpg 125870 21 Melville's last work, Billy Budd, Sailor (written between 1888 and 1891), is considered by many to be his finest work. Also in this volume is Melville's Piazza Tales, among them "Bartleby the Scrivener," "Benito Cereno," and "The Encantadas." 2303119 1924 Billy Budd and Other Stories (Penguin Classics) total:1038|5:187|4:309|3:315|2:148|1:79| 1038 3491 1353 73 4 1 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 21 08:27:35 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 21 12:16:59 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Thu Jun 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 26 11:15:22 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 26 11:15:56 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Nov 14 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 06 20:26:46 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 14 08:05:06 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Sep 03 02:22:20 -0700 2008 Wed Sep 03 02:22:20 -0700 2008 "Billy Budd", as far as I'm concerned, was an airball. A good attempt but it just came up short. The language fairly throttles the story, which is insightful and compelling.

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