The Apple-Tree Table and Other Sketches

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# The Apple-Tree Table and Other Sketches ## Overview - What this is (type, form, dates, scope) This is a document representing the text of Herman Melville's *The Apple-Tree Table and Other Sketches*. It is a collection of short stories and essays. The document was extracted on 2026-01-30 from the text file [the_apple_tree_table_and_other_sketches.txt](arke:01KG89J1C1N72JCD0ZBGTBX0EX). ## Context - Background and provenance from related entities The document is part of the [Melville Complete Works](arke:01KG89HMDZKNY753EZE1CJ8HZW) collection. The original text file is located in the "short_stories" folder. The frontmatter includes an introductory note by Henry Chapin, which mentions that the sketches were originally published in *Harper's* and *Putnam's* magazines between 1850 and 1856. ## Contents - What it contains, key subjects and details The document contains the complete text of *The Apple-Tree Table and Other Sketches*, including frontmatter, a table of contents, the individual stories and essays, and backmatter. The frontmatter includes the title page [THE APPLE-TREE TABLE AND OTHER SKETCHES](arke:01KG8AJJJCP4XE85TY59ARXMG2) and an [Introductory Note](arke:01KG8AJJJD5YW75BMGWSKQA8FR) by Henry Chapin. The [CONTENTS](arke:01KG8AJJJMKCQ6RRA7HAB1CTX4) lists the included works: * [THE APPLE-TREE TABLE](arke:01KG8AJJJM0754W6H0XDN0RWYE) * [HAWTHORNE AND HIS MOSSES](arke:01KG8AJJJHK56PS5G4VD1NXGJ7) * [JIMMY ROSE](arke:01KG8AJJJGXMPQEC5ZG4P0P42C) * [I AND MY CHIMNEY](arke:01KG8AJJJM9B1B6R0AVRGKYSED) * [THE PARADISE OF BACHELORS](arke:01KG8AJJJMX40T2VE2Z426K4KH) and [THE TARTARUS OF MAIDS](arke:01KG8AJJJQ5MZMSVT99EFZXNZ7) * [COCK-A-DOODLE-DOO! OR THE CROWING OF THE NOBLE COCK BENEVENTANO](arke:01KG8AJJJMJB9B7CZK8A6B6FXM) * [THE FIDDLER](arke:01KG8AJK5EG57W2NF2EKDGD944) * [POOR MAN'S PUDDING AND RICH MAN'S CRUMBS](arke:01KG8AJK5PZ7VTW5A76Q9AA3M4) * [RICH MAN'S CRUMBS](arke:01KG8AJK5E4AYBB3EJ2HKZXQYW) * [THE HAPPY FAILURE](arke:01KG8AJK5CPXGKDYDDZW4KDFW8) * [THE 'GEES](arke:01KG8AJK5CQH098RY0KVQF426D) The backmatter includes a note [OF THE FIRST EDITION OF THIS BOOK](arke:01KG8AJK5APJZMHX6SBV8Z1B0P) and a [TRANSCRIBER'S NOTE:](arke:01KG8AJK5HHCZ84K1JKKJGZAP8).

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