The last story in this collection is a set of sketches describing a soldier who becomes the "Dog-King" of Barrington Isle as reward for his part in Peruvian War of Independence and the abandoned wife of a French Captain named Hunilla who becomes the "Chola Widow.
The last story in this collection is a set of sketches describing a soldier who becomes the "Dog-King" of Barrington Isle as reward for his part in Peruvian War of Independence and the abandoned wife of a French Captain named Hunilla who becomes the "Chola Widow." In another story, the automaton Una is carved by the artist Bannadonna for the belfry of the clock in the title building, which collapses at the end. Another story climaxes when a canvas covering a figurehead inscribed with the phrase "follow your leader" reveals the skeleton of Alexandro Aranda. Stories entitled "The Lightning-Rod Man" and "The Bell-Tower" are found in this collection, as well as a set of ten sketches, The Encantadas, and a story in which Captain Amasa Delano discovers that Babo led a secret slave mutiny on the San Dominick. FTP, name this short story collection featuring "Benito Cereno" and "Bartleby the Scrivener" by Herman Melville. 
The last story in this collection is a set of sketches describing a soldier who becomes the "Dog-King" of Barrington Isle as reward for his part in Peruvian War of Independence and the abandoned wife of a French Captain named Hunilla who becomes the "Chola Widow.
The Piazza Tales [prompt on The Encantadas before "The Lightning- Rod Man"] 