The Apple-Tree Table, and Other Sketches (Registro nro. 94695)
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| 010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER | |
| LC control number | 23006764 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Original cataloging agency | UtSlPG |
| 041 #7 - LANGUAGE CODE | |
| Language code of text/sound track or separate title | en |
| Source of code | iso639-1 |
| 050 #4 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER | |
| Classification number | PS |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Melville, Herman, |
| Dates associated with a name | 1819-1891 |
| 245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | The Apple-Tree Table, and Other Sketches |
| 264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE | |
| Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture | Salt Lake City, UT : |
| Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer | Project Gutenberg, |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice | 2017 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 1 online resource : |
| Other physical details | multiple file formats |
| 336 ## - CONTENT TYPE | |
| Content type term | text |
| Content type code | txt |
| Source | rdacontent |
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| Media type term | computer |
| Media type code | c |
| Source | rdamedia |
| 338 ## - CARRIER TYPE | |
| Carrier type term | online resource |
| Carrier type code | cr |
| Source | rdacarrier |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Release date is 2017-01-01 |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | The apple-tree table -- Hawthorne and his Mosses -- Jimmy Rose -- I and my chimney -- The Paradise of Bachelors and the Tartarus of Maids -- Cock-a-doodle-doo -- The fiddler -- Poor man's pudding and rich man's crumbs -- The happy failure -- The 'Gees. |
| 508 ## - CREATION/PRODUCTION CREDITS NOTE | |
| Creation/production credits note | Chris Whitehead, Mary Glenn Krause, David Edwards, Eric Lehtonen and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | "The Apple-Tree Table, and Other Sketches" by Herman Melville is a collection of short stories written in the mid-19th century. The opening portion introduces readers to a peculiar apple-tree table with a storied past, enticing them into a blend of the supernatural and domestic life, as the main character navigates his fascination with this seemingly haunted piece of furniture. Melville's characteristic wit and philosophical musings come to life through the narrative, which revolves around the tensions created by the table's mysterious qualities. At the start of the book, the narrator recounts the discovery of the old apple-tree table in a dusty attic, igniting a mix of intrigue and discomfort. The protagonist's family, particularly his daughters, are unnerved by the table's cloven feet and its eerie origins, leading to humorous exchanges about superstition and domesticity. As tensions rise, a ticking sound is heard emanating from the table, stirring both curiosity and fear, eventually culminating in the discovery of a living insect emerging from it, providing a blend of comedy and the grotesque. This whimsical yet unsettling beginning sets the tone for the other sketches in the collection, which offer further explorations into the intersections of the ordinary and the extraordinary. (This is an automatically generated summary.) |
| 534 ## - ORIGINAL VERSION NOTE | |
| Note about original | Original publication data not identified |
| 653 ## - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED | |
| Uncontrolled term | Short stories, American |
| 653 ## - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED | |
| Uncontrolled term | American fiction -- 19th century |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Chapin, Henry, |
| Dates associated with a name | 1893-1983 |
| 856 40 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/53861">https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/53861</a> |
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