Moby Dick By Herman Melville

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Moby dick by herman melville. Or the whale is an 1851 novel by american writer herman melvillethe book is the sailor ishmaels narrative of the obsessive quest of ahab captain of the whaling ship pequod for revenge on moby dick the giant white sperm whale that on the ships previous voyage bit off ahabs leg at the knee. It is dedicated to nathaniel hawthorne. Sailor ishmael tells the story of the obsessive quest of ahab captain of the whaler pequod for revenge on moby dick the white whale that on the previous whaling voyage. Or the whale by herman melville this ebook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever.

The project gutenberg ebook of moby dick. Moby dick is generally regarded as melvilles magnum opus and one of the greatest american novels. In token of my admiration for his genius this book is inscribed to nathaniel hawthorne. Although the novel was a commercial failure and out of print at the.

Or the whale is a novel by herman melville in which ishmael narrates the monomaniacal quest of ahab captain of the whaler pequod for revenge on the albino sperm whale moby dick which on a previous voyage destroyed ahabs ship and severed his leg at the knee. Herman melville moby dick. Herman melville born melvill. Moby dick written in 1851 recounts the adventures of the narrator ishmael as he sails on the whaling ship pequod under the command of the monomaniacal captain ahabmelville dedicated the book to fellow dark romantic nathaniel hawthorne.

Melville herman 110 likes. Moby dick the whale herman melville moby dick. August 1 1819 september 28 1891 was an american novelist short story writer and poet of the american renaissance period. Today melville is regarded as one of americas greatest writers his masterpiece moby dick adapted for the big screen in 1956 and enduring as a staple of school reading lists.

Among his best known works are moby dick 1851 typee 1846 a romanticized account of his experiences in polynesia and billy budd sailor a posthumously published novellaalthough his reputation was not high at the time of his. Like it is the easiest thing in the world for a man to look as if he had a great secret in him herman melville moby dick. Or the whale is a novel by american writer herman melville published in 1851 during the period of the american renaissance.