The Portable Melville
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Author
Contributions
- Leyda, Jay, 1910- - Contributor
- Jay Leyda - Editor
Publication
1978 - Penguin Books, Harmondsworth, Eng, England
Language
English
Word Count
186,500 words, Guess
Page Count
746 pages
Physical Format
Paperback
Identifiers
- Internet Archiveportablemelville00melv
- ISBN-100140150587
- ISBN-139780140150582
- Goodreads1481823
- Library of Congress Control Number76043366
and 6 more
- OCLC Control Number1046375462
- OCLC Control Number631816025
- OCLC Control Number16477463
- OCLC Control Number2985436
- Better World Books9780140150582
- Open LibraryOL4899723M
Classifications
- DDC813/.3
- LCCPS2382 .L4 1976
Description
Two Complete Novels - Typee and [Billy Budd](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL102746W/Billy_Budd) Self-contained excerpts of four other novels Stories, including "[Bartleby, the Scrivener](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL102732W/Bartleby_the_Scrivener)" Selections from travel journals Letters, poems, marginalia, and other writings specially arranged with editiorial comments that tell the story of Herman Melville's life in relation to his work.
Description
Two Complete Novels - Typee and Billy Budd Self-contained excerpts of four other novels Stories, including "Bartleby" Selections from travel journals Letters, poems, marginalia, and other writings specially arranged with editiorial comments that tell the story of Herman Melville's life in relation to his work.
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- The Viking portable library
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