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- # Introduction (Pierre, Book XXI)
## Overview
This is the "Introduction" section of Book XXI of *Pierre; or, The Ambiguities* by Herman Melville. It is a short introductory passage that precedes the first numbered section of the chapter. The text was extracted on January 30, 2026.
## Context
This introduction is part of [Chapter XXI](arke:01KG8AJTDY6YF6B8AE0K1GDDCB) of the novel *Pierre; or, The Ambiguities*. The chapter and this introduction are contained within the [pierre.txt](arke:01KG89J1JSYKSGCE149MH9HF6A) file, which is part of the [Melville Complete Works](arke:01KG89HMDZKNY753EZE1CJ8HZW) collection. The following section in the chapter is labeled [I.](arke:01KG8AKVZ9PRGAJDFCS3CYK67E).
## Contents
The introduction consists of a brief heading summarizing the chapter's content: "BOOK XXI. PIERRE IMMATURELY ATTEMPTS A MATURE WORK. TIDINGS FROM THE MEADOWS. PLINLIMMON."
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- BOOK XXI.
PIERRE IMMATURELY ATTEMPTS A MATURE WORK. TIDINGS FROM THE MEADOWS.
PLINLIMMON.
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