{"product_id":"herman-melville-pierre-israel-potter-the-piazza-tales-the-confidence-man-billy-budd-uncollected-prose-loa-24-hardcover","title":"Herman Melville: Pierre, Israel Potter, the Piazza Tales, the Confidence-Man, Billy Budd, Uncollected Prose (Loa #24) - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHerman Melville\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHerman Melville \u003c\/b\u003e(1819-1891) sailed as an ordinary seaman in the Pacific as a young man, turning these experiences into a series of romances that launched his literary career. By 1850 he was married, had acquired a farm near Pittsfield, Massachussetts, and was hard at work on his masterpiece \u003ci\u003eMoby-Dick\u003c\/i\u003e. Literary success soon faded, his complexity increasingly alienating readers. After a visit to the Holy Land in January 1857, he turned from writing prose fiction to poetry. In 1863, during the Civil War, he moved back to New York City, where from 1866-1885 he was a deputy inspector in the Custom House, and where, in 1891, he died. A draft of a final prose work, \u003ci\u003eBilly Budd, Sailor\u003c\/i\u003e, was left unfinished and unknown until its rediscovery and publication in 1924.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1478\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.9 x 8.12 x 5.32 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 01, 1985\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47499241586909,"sku":"9780940450240","price":67.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/A4uJbS2DZ09780940450240.webp?v=1771997137","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/herman-melville-pierre-israel-potter-the-piazza-tales-the-confidence-man-billy-budd-uncollected-prose-loa-24-hardcover","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}