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The Piazza
- Author
- Herman Melville
- Narrator
- Mark Young
- Publisher
- Lauscher Audiobooks
- Publish Date
- 22 November 2025
- Run Time
- 34 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
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- Author
- Herman Melville
- Narrator
- Mark Young
- Duration
- 34 minutes
- Release Date
- 22 November 2025
- ISBN
- 9783711946645
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Lauscher Audiobooks
- Genre
- Classic fiction: literary and general
Synopsis
The Piazza published by Herman Melville in 1856. The sketch describes Melville's farmhouse, called Arrowhead, in Pittsfield, Mass. Supposedly, the other tales in the collection, including "Bartleby the Scrivener" and "Benito Cereno," were narrated on the piazza of the farmhouse.
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