--- product_id: 30884478 title: "Billy Budd, Bartleby, and Other Stories" brand: "herman melville, peter m. coviello" price: "£17.00" currency: GBP in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/30884478-billy-budd-bartleby-and-other-stories store_origin: GB region: United Kingdom --- # Billy Budd, Bartleby, and Other Stories **Brand:** herman melville, peter m. coviello **Price:** £17.00 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Billy Budd, Bartleby, and Other Stories by herman melville, peter m. coviello - **How much does it cost?** £17.00 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.co.uk](https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/30884478-billy-budd-bartleby-and-other-stories) ## Best For - herman melville, peter m. coviello enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted herman melville, peter m. coviello brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description A new, definitive edition of Herman Melville’s virtuosic short stories—American classics wrought with scorching fury, grim humor, and profound beauty Though best-known for his epic masterpiece Moby-Dick , Herman Melville also left a body of short stories arguably unmatched in American fiction. In the sorrowful tragedy of Billy Budd, Sailor ; the controlled rage of Benito Cereno ; and the tantalizing enigma of Bartleby, the Scrivener ; Melville reveals himself as a singular storyteller of tremendous range and compelling power. In these stories, Melville cuts to the heart of race, class, capitalism, and globalism in America, deftly navigating political and social issues that resonate as clearly in our time as they did in Melville’s. Also including The Piazza Tales in full, this collection demonstrates why Melville stands not only among the greatest writers of the nineteenth century, but also as one of our greatest contemporaries. This Penguin Classics edition features the Reading Text of Billy Budd, Sailor , as edited from a genetic study of the manuscript by Harrison Hayford and Merton M. Sealts, Jr., and the authoritative Northwestern-Newberry text of The Piazza Tales . For more than sixty-five years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,500 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Dimensions | 5.16 x 0.83 x 7.8 inches | | Edition | 1st | | Isbn 10 | 0143107607 | | Isbn 13 | 978-0143107606 | | Item Weight | 9.1 ounces | | Language | English | | Print Length | 368 pages | | Publication Date | April 26, 2016 | | Publisher | Penguin Classics | ## Images ![Billy Budd, Bartleby, and Other Stories - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81wK-40h4bL.jpg) ## Available Options This product comes in different **Format** options. ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Everyone should Billy Budd Bartleby and Benito Cereno.f *by on Reviewed in the United States May 5, 2022* First read the great Melville in high school. Has always stayed with me. I am now 67. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great edition of a classic that stands test of time *by on Reviewed in the United States February 27, 2017* I remember having to read Billy Budd as a high school student many decades ago and not really enjoying the experience. At that point, we were assigned this novel, rather than Moby Dick, I'm sure because it was so much shorter. Coming back to Billy Budd in my 60s, I found myself really drawn into this epic confrontation of moral purity and moral corruption.In fact, I even went back and watched the Peter Ustinov and Terence Stamp classic film, based on the novel, which I can also recommend: Billy BuddWhat I want to say in this review is that: In selecting a new version of the novel to read, I spent a lot of time looking over various versions available to me. And I'm very pleased with this edition and its supplements. If you're similarly searching around Amazon for a good edition, you'll do very well with this Penguin Classics edition. Because these reviews sometimes migrate to other pages for other versions of the same book, I'll specify here that I'm talking about the edition listed as ASIN: B00Y9HIMLY ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Not beginner Friendly & Good *by on Reviewed in the United States December 2, 2021* I read this book when I was a freshman and it felt like the writing was not easy to understand so I had to go back and read it 3 times to finally understand it. But, that aside, I learned a lot from it so I cannot complain, just wish it had been easier. 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