The Paradise of Bachelors
by Herman Melville It lies not far from Temple-Bar. Going to it, by the usual…
The Lightning-Rod Man
By Herman Melville George Inness, The Coming Storm, 1879 What grand irregular thunder, thought I,…
The Happy Failure
by Herman Melville A STORY OF THE RIVER HUDSON The appointment was that I should…
The Fiddler
by Herman Melville So my poem is damned, and immortal fame is not for me!…
The Encantadas X
or, Enchanted Isles by Herman Melville SKETCH TENTH. RUNAWAYS, CASTAWAYS, SOLITARIES, GRAVE-STONES, ETC. “And all…
The Encantadas IX
or, Enchanted Isles by Herman Melville SKETCH NINTH. HOOD’S ISLE AND THE HERMIT OBERLUS. “That…
The Encantadas VIII
or, Enchanted Isles by Herman Melville SKETCH EIGHTH. NORFOLK ISLE AND THE CHOLA WIDOW. “At…
The Encantadas VII
or, Enchanted Isles by Herman Melville SKETCH SEVENTH. CHARLES’S ISLE AND THE DOG-KING. — So…
The Encantadas VI
or, Enchanted Isles by Herman Melville SKETCH SIXTH. BARRINGTON ISLE AND THE BUCCANEERS. “Let us…
The Encantadas V
or, Enchanted Isles by Herman Melville SKETCH FIFTH. THE FRIGATE, AND SHIP FLYAWAY. “Looking far…