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- # THE ENCANTADAS; OR, ENCHANTED ISLES
## Overview
"THE ENCANTADAS; OR, ENCHANTED ISLES" is a chapter within the short story collection [The Piazza Tales](arke:01KG6YFYZ22TKC7DNP0M5XSK81). This chapter serves as the title for the larger work it introduces, which is a series of ten sketches describing the Galápagos Islands.
## Context
This chapter is part of [The Piazza Tales](arke:01KG6YFYZ22TKC7DNP0M5XSK81), a collection of short stories by Herman Melville. The collection is housed within the broader [Melville](arke:01KG6YCG626JN4FCG8QK17CQCF) collection, which aims to compile the complete works of Herman Melville. The text for this chapter was extracted from the digital file [the_piazza_tales.txt](arke:01KG6YDDF6PTWG4P7JTS5THSTD). It immediately follows the chapter titled [The Lightning-Rod Man](arke:01KG6YGB83HAC2343Y4JRA591H) and precedes the first section of the Encantadas, "SKETCH FIRST. THE ISLES AT LARGE."(arke:01KG6YGB83SGTE6GKMN30DTFB7).
## Contents
The chapter itself consists solely of the title "THE ENCANTADAS; OR, ENCHANTED ISLES," acting as an introductory heading for the subsequent series of sketches. These sketches, which follow this title, are a descriptive and narrative exploration of the Galápagos Islands.
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