Billy Budd and Other Stories
Author: Herman Melville
Tales of compelling power by one of America’s greatest writersStung 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 of these later works. “Billy Budd, Sailor,” a classic confrontatio….Read More
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