Billy Budd

The short stories of Herman Melville are considered today to be among the small masterpieces of American fiction.

Billy Budd, Melville's posthumously published novella, is a classic tale of innocence, evil, and murder that depicts the rivaly between a simple, handsome young sailor and a demonic superior. Bartlebey is the subtly comic tale of an apathetic scrivener, and Benito Coreno is the story of a Spanish sea captain caught up in a slave revolt on his ship.

Included in this volume are ...