Isle of the Cross (c. 1853) was an unpublished and subsequently lost
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Isle of the Cross (c. 1853) was an unpublished and subsequently lost
Lost work
A lost work is a document or literature work produced some time in the past of which no surviving copies are known to exist. Works may be lost to history either through the destruction of the original manuscript, or through the non-survival of any copies of the work.... novel by Herman Melville
Herman Melville
Herman Melville was an American novelist, short story writer, essayist and poet. His first three books gained much attention, the first becoming a bestseller, but after a fast-blooming literary success in the late 1840s, his popularity declined precipitously in the mid-1850s and never recovered during his lifetime.... . The work was completed after the commercial failures of Moby-Dick
Moby-Dick
Moby-Dick is an 1851 novel by Herman Melville. The story tells the adventures of the wandering sailor Ishmael and his voyage on the whaling Pequod , commanded by Captain Ahab.... and Pierre: or, The Ambiguities
Pierre: or, The Ambiguities
Pierre; or, The Ambiguities is a novel written by Herman Melville, and published in 1852 by Harper & Brothers. It is the only novel by Melville that takes place on land in the United States.... . Concerned about poor reviews of Pierre, and Melville's continuing viability as a successful novelist, the work was rejected by his publisher, Harper & Brothers
Harper & Brothers
Harper & Brothers was a prominent New York City book and magazine publishing firm which founded Harper's Magazine.James Harper and his brother John, printers by training, started their book publishing business J.... .
Some consider that Melville’s later short story titled Norfolk Isle and the Chola Widow, the eighth sketch of The Encantadas, Melville’s tale of a grief-struck lady named Hunilla is a shorter rewrite of Isle of the Cross.
