Description: "Billy Budd" is Herman Melville's unfinished work of fiction1. The story takes place aboard a British naval ship during the late 18th century and explores the fateful encounter between Billy Budd, an innocent and charismatic sailor, and John Claggart, a malevolent master-at-arms2. The novella is equal parts philosophical examination and Christian allegory, concerning the brief time and tragic death of Billy on the British warship Bellipotent. Based on a true story, Herman Melville’s 1855 novella Benito Cereno follows American Captain Amasa Delano’s discovery of a ship he first believes to be in distress before realizing, over the course of the same day, that a slave revolt has taken place on it.
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Features: Illustrated
Format: Hardcover
Personalize: No
Item Width: 1.5 in
Number of Pages: 176
Unit Type: lb
Item Length: 8 in
Item Height: 11.5
Illustrator: Robert Shore
Topic: Illustrations
Vintage: Yes
Era: 1800s
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Ex Libris: No
Edition: Collector's Edition, Limited Edition
Language: English
Publication Year: 1965
Item Weight: 40 oz
Book Title: Billy Budd and Benito Cereno
Intended Audience: Adults
Author: Herman Melville
Original Language: English
Unit Quantity: 2.6
Narrative Type: Fiction
Literary Movement: American Renaissance
Publisher: George Macy Companies, Inc.
Inscribed: No
Signed: No
Genre: World literature & Classics
Personalized: No
