The Piazza Tales

* Beautifully illustrated with atmospheric paintings by renowned artists The Piazza Tales were written in seclusion after Melville was forced to retire to his piazza following intense negative public reaction to the publication of his novel ''Pierre''.* Just as accessible and enjoyable for today''s readers as they would have been when first published the stories are some of the great works of English literature and continue to be widely read throughout the world.* This meticulous digital edition from Heritage Illustrated Publishing is a faithful reproduction of the original text and is enhanced with images of classic works of art carefully selected by our team of professional editors.