NMLP P-034458 · Point of issue · minted 2026-07-09

The Piazza Tales

Herman Melville · Dix, Edwards & Co. (New York) · 1856

Collects six tales including 'Bartleby, the Scrivener,' 'Benito Cereno,' and 'The Encantadas,' most previously published in Putnam's Monthly Magazine, gathered here in book form for the first time with the new title story, 'The Piazza,' written specifically to introduce the collection

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New Mexico Literacy Project — Point of issue NMLP P-034458 for "The Piazza Tales" by Herman Melville (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-034458, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).