Billy Budd and Other Stories by Herman Melville

Billy Budd and Other Stories

Herman Melville

368 pages paperback 1853

8 editions

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It is the end of the eighteenth century, and the navy recruits the eponymous hero - the 'Handsome Sailor' - to its fleet. Accused of mutinous behaviour, Billy Budd is forced to defend himself, but his fearful, silent response soon gives way to a t...

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