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- # SKETCH SEVENTH. CHARLES’S ISLE AND THE DOG-KING.
## Overview
This entity is a chapter titled "SKETCH SEVENTH. CHARLES’S ISLE AND THE DOG-KING." It is part of the short story collection "[The Piazza Tales](arke:01KG8AJ9NXJ7YCJCWAH2W8FBFN)" and was extracted from the file "[the_piazza_tales.txt](arke:01KG89J1F4D8P9BBX9AMGZ7TX7)". The chapter spans lines 6759 to 6945 of the source file.
## Context
This chapter is one of several within "[The Piazza Tales](arke:01KG8AJ9NXJ7YCJCWAH2W8FBFN)", a collection that is part of the larger "[Melville Complete Works](arke:01KG89HMDZKNY753EZE1CJ8HZW)" collection. It follows "[SKETCH SIXTH. BARRINGTON ISLE AND THE BUCCANEERS.](arke:01KG8AJKV9F0TYBV7859MZSR9Z)" and precedes "[SKETCH EIGHTH. NORFOLK ISLE AND THE CHOLA WIDOW.](arke:01KG8AJKV9Q5HYKXE3Z1AK9FFY)".
## Contents
The chapter recounts the history of Charles's Isle, focusing on an adventurer who established himself as the island's ruler. The narrative details his attempts to populate the island, including the unusual inclusion of a cavalry company of dogs. It describes the establishment of a settlement, the subsequent political unrest, and the eventual mutiny by the inhabitants against their king. The story highlights the challenges of colonizing with an unprincipled population and serves as an illustration of the difficulties in establishing order on barren islands. The chapter is divided into four chunks, detailing the settlement, political struggles, the king's exile, and the island's reputation as an asylum for desperadoes.
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- SKETCH SEVENTH.
CHARLES’S ISLE AND THE DOG-KING.