CONTENTS INTRODUCTORY NOTE JOHN MARR AND OTHER SAILORS JOHN MARR AND OTHER SAILORS BRIDEGROOM DICK TOM DEADLIGHT JACK ROY SEA PIECES THE HAGLETS THE AEOLIAN HARP TO THE MASTER OF THE METEOR FAR OFF-SHORE THE MAN-OF-WAR HAWK THE FIGURE-HEAD THE GOOD CRAFT SNOW BIRD OLD COUNSEL THE TUFT OF KELP THE MALDIVE SHARK TO NED CROSSING THE TROPICS THE BERG THE ENVIABLE ISLES PEBBLES LINES TRACED UNDER AN IMAGE OF AMOR THREATENING THE NIGHT MARCH THE RAVAGED VILLA THE NEW ZEALOT TO THE SUN MONODY LONE FOUNTS THE BENCH OF BOORS ART THE ENTHUSIAST SHELLEY'S VISION THE MARCHIONESS OF BRINVILLIERS THE AGE OF THE ANTONINES HERBA SANTA OFF CAPE COLONNA THE APPARITION SUPPLEMENT THE PORTENT FROM THE CONFLICT OF CONVICTIONS THE MARCH INTO VIRGINIA BALL'S BLUFF THE STONE FLEET THE TEMERAIRE MALVERN HILL STONEWALL JACKSON THE HOUSE-TOP CHATTANOOGA ON THE PHOTOGRAPH OF A CORPS COMMANDER THE SWAMP ANGEL SHERIDAN AT CEDAR CREEK IN THE PRISON PEN THE COLLEGE COLONEL THE MARTYR REBEL COLOR-BEARERS AT SHILOH AURORA BOREALIS THE RELEASED REBEL PRISONER ON THE SLAIN COLLEGIANS AMERICA INSCRIPTION THE FORTITUDE OF THE NORTH THE MOUND BY THE LAKE ON THE SLAIN AT CHICKAMAUGA AN UNINSCRIBED MONUMENT ON THE GRAVE OF A YOUNG CAVALRY OFFICER COMMEMORATIVE OF A NAVAL VICTORY WE FISH INVOCATION DIRGE MARLENA PIPE SONG SONG OF YOOMY GOLD THE LAND OF LOVE DIRGE EPILOGUE THE PIAZZA TALES By Herman Melville 1856 CONTENTS Contents THE PIAZZA BARTLEBY BENITO CERENO THE LIGHTNING-ROD MAN THE ENCANTADAS THE BELL-TOWER Notes THE APPLE-TREE TABLE AND OTHER SKETCHES By Herman Melville CONTENTS THE APPLE-TREE TABLE HAWTHORNE AND HIS MOSSES JIMMY ROSE I AND MY CHIMNEY THE PARADISE OF BACHELORS AND THE TARTARUS OF MAIDS COCK-A-DOODLE-DOO! THE FIDDLER POOR MAN’S PUDDING AND RICH MAN’S CRUMBS THE HAPPY FAILURE THE ’GEES