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- # THE FIDDLER
## Overview
"THE FIDDLER" is a chapter from the collection "[The Apple-Tree Table and Other Sketches](arke:01KG8AJ803DW4WSW6CRCMBBSX2)". It was extracted from the file "the_apple_tree_table_and_other_sketches.txt" and is part of the "[Melville Complete Works](arke:01KG89HMDZKNY753EZE1CJ8HZW)" collection. The chapter spans lines 5330 to 5609 of the source text.
## Context
This chapter is situated within the larger work "[The Apple-Tree Table and Other Sketches](arke:01KG8AJ803DW4WSW6CRCMBBSX2)", a collection of writings. It follows the chapter "COCK-A-DOODLE-DOO! OR THE CROWING OF THE NOBLE COCK BENEVENTANO" and precedes "POOR MAN'S PUDDING AND RICH MAN'S CRUMBS".
## Contents
The chapter "THE FIDDLER" is divided into four chunks. It recounts the narrator's encounter with a man named Hautboy, whom he initially dismisses as ordinary but later discovers to be a once-celebrated prodigy who has fallen into obscurity. The narrator is deeply affected by Hautboy's story and his ability to find happiness despite his changed circumstances, ultimately leading the narrator to abandon his own literary pursuits and take up the fiddle under Hautboy's tutelage. The narrative explores themes of fame, artistic ambition, and the nature of happiness.
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