The story of Hunilla, a widow who was stranded on Norfolk Island for years, appears alongside an account of giant tortoises exploring the deck of ship in a series of philosophical sketches he wrote about the (*) Galapagos Islands.
In one story by this author, a splinter that broke off of a ladle used to smack a workman creates a flaw in an object that cracks at the story's end. In one of his stories, a character who considers it dangerous to sit near a fireplace in a thunderstorm is given the joking nickname "Jupiter Tonans". The story of Hunilla, a widow who was stranded on Norfolk Island for years, appears alongside an account of giant tortoises exploring the deck of ship in a series of philosophical sketches he wrote about the (*) Galapagos Islands. In one story by him, a servant draws blood while shaving his master, the title Spaniard. In that story by him, Amasa Delano discovers that Babo led a slave-rebellion against the title captain of the San Dominick. For 10 points, name this American author who included "The Bell-Tower", "The Lightning-Rod Man", "The Encantadas", and "Benito Cereno" in his Piazza Tales.
In one story by this author, a splinter that broke off of a ladle used to smack a workman creates a flaw in an object that cracks at the story's end.
Herman Melville