The Apple-Tree Table and Other Sketches

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# The Apple-Tree Table and Other Sketches ## Overview This document is a collection of prose sketches by Herman Melville, titled "The Apple-Tree Table and Other Sketches." It spans 6885 lines and was extracted from a plain text file. The collection includes an introductory note by Henry Chapin and was published in 1922 by Princeton University Press. ## Context "The Apple-Tree Table and Other Sketches" is part of the larger [Melville collection](arke:01KG6YCG626JN4FCG8QK17CQCF), which aims to compile the complete works of Herman Melville. The text was extracted from the file [the_apple_tree_table_and_other_sketches.txt](arke:01KG6YDD8GKW0DRD5H2MY1NRZ7), which is categorized within a "short_stories" folder. The introductory note indicates that the sketches were originally published in magazines like Harper's and Putnam's between 1850 and 1856, and this volume represents their first collection into a single book. ## Contents The document contains a frontmatter section with the title page, publication details, and an introductory note by H.C. (Henry Chapin) that provides context on the original publication of the sketches and Melville's friendship with Hawthorne. The main body of the work comprises several distinct segments, including: * [THE APPLE-TREE TABLE](arke:01KG6YGAW3P706T2A4K9155RNZ) * [HAWTHORNE AND HIS MOSSES](arke:01KG6YGAW3VAH41S6VYDAHK2RR) * [JIMMY ROSE](arke:01KG6YGAW39W6W86XCBK7QVDM9) * [I AND MY CHIMNEY](arke:01KG6YGAW3RVWZMPVH8TPXDXBS) * [PARADISE OF BACHELORS AND THE TARTARUS OF MAIDS](arke:01KG6YGAW387788QZ627RJBJFW) * [COCK-A-DOODLE-DOO](arke:01KG6YGAW39D2BV4XP86FC7EAE) * [THE FIDDLER](arke:01KG6YGAW8NKM3KY3M6C63834V) * [POOR MAN'S PUDDING AND RICH MAN'S CRUMBS](arke:01KG6YGAW751DPH4CF7JDZSK7T) * [THE HAPPY FAILURE](arke:01KG6YGAW7JVRVJA0RBXBX7JHD) * [THE 'GEES](arke:01KG6YGBGJFFWM00TFQS297SSV) * [THE PARADISE OF BACHELORS](arke:01KG6YGBGKAZPPX2G91V9P9TY1) * [THE TARTARUS OF MAIDS](arke:01KG6YGBGPB2V2V7FC8XKF7R8H) * [COCK-A-DOODLE-DOO! OR THE CROWING OF THE NOBLE COCK BENEVENTANO](arke:01KG6YGBGP65WA6068YJZCVSW9) * [The Apple-Tree Table](arke:01KG6YGBGKG15EQNWSZXFWPM05) * [RICH MAN'S CRUMBS](arke:01KG6YGBGKK3MPVS4R3X6W8FQH) The document concludes with backmatter, including a section titled [OF THE FIRST EDITION OF THIS BOOK](arke:01KG6YGBGP8AW533G45QK3A4W5) and a [TRANSCRIBER'S NOTE:](arke:01KG6YGBGQ808FEZDVBM1HSC2H) detailing editorial practices.

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