Featured in this volume are Billy Budd Melvilles posthumously publishednovella the story of the rivalry between a handsome sailor and his demoniccaptain the tal... » 

Featured in this volume are Billy Budd Melvilles posthumously publishednovella the story of the rivalry between a handsome sailor and his demoniccaptain the tale of the apathetic Bartleby the Scrivener the rivetingBenito Cereno the story of a slave ship mutiny written at the time of theAmistad case and The TownHos Story a chapter from Melvilles masterpieceMoby Dick. Introduction by Joyce Carol Oates. «