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100	1		_aMelville, Herman, _d1819-1891
245	1	4	_aThe Apple-Tree Table, and Other Sketches
264		1	_aSalt Lake City, UT : _bProject Gutenberg, _c2017
300			_a1 online resource : _bmultiple file formats
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aRelease date is 2017-01-01
505	0		_aThe 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			_aChris Whitehead, Mary Glenn Krause, David Edwards, Eric Lehtonen and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team
520			_a"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			_nOriginal publication data not identified
653			_aShort stories, American
653			_aAmerican fiction -- 19th century
700	1		_aChapin, Henry, _d1893-1983
856	4	0	_uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/53861
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