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Billy Budd and Other Stories (Penguin Classics) (Updated Edition) by Herman Melville, Frederick Busch (Introduction), Hershel Parker, Harrison Hayford Paperback, 416 Pages, Published 1986 ISBN-10: 0-14-039053-7 / 0140390537 ISBN-13: 978-0-14-039053-7 / 9780140390537 Stung by the difficult reception of Moby Dick, Herman Melville became obsessed with the difficulties of communicating his vision to readers. His sense of isolation lies at the heart of these later works. "Billy Budd, Sailor" is a classic confrontation between good and evil, and the story of an innoc |