Moby-Dick or The Whale
Moby-Dick; or, The Whale is a novel by Herman Melville, first published in 1851. It is considered to be one of the Great American Novels and a treasure of world literature. The story tells the adventures of wandering sailor Ishmael, and his voyage on the whaleship Pequod, commanded by Captain Ahab. Ishmael soon learns that Ahab has one purpose on this voyage: to seek out Moby Dick, a ferocious, enigmatic white sperm whale. In a previous encounter, the whale destroyed Ahab's boat and bit off his leg, which now drives Ahab to take revenge. (from wikipedia.org)
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| Moby-Dick - wikipedia Moby-Dick; or, The Whale is a novel by Herman Melville, first published in 1851. It is considered to be one of the Great American Novels and a treasure of world literature. |
| American Literature I: Moby-Dick This course is a survey of American literature and literary history, from the early colonial period to the eve of the Civil War. |
| The True Story of Moby-Dick Essex was an American whaler from Nantucket, Massachusetts, launched in 1799. While under the command of Captain George Pollard, Jr., in 1820 a sperm whale attacked and sank her. |
| Moby Dick (1956 film) This is a 1956 film adaptation of Herman Melville's novel Moby-Dick. It was directed by John Huston with a screenplay by Huston and Ray Bradbury. The film starred Gregory Peck, Richard Basehart, and Leo Genn. |
| e-Books |
| Moby Dick; Or, The Whale by Herman Melville The Project Gutenberg EBook of Moby Dick; or The Whale, by Herman Melville. Read this ebook online. Download This eBook. HTML. EPUB. Kindle. Plain Text. |
| Moby-Dick; or The Whale (Vol. I) Author: Herman Melville, 1819-1891. Publisher: London Constable. Language: English. Book contributor: Robarts - University of Toronto. |
| Moby-Dick; or The Whale (Vol. II) Author: Herman Melville, 1819-1891. Publisher: London Constable. Language: English. Book contributor: Robarts - University of Toronto. |
| Moby-Dick; or The Whale By Herman Melville, 1819-1891. Published 1892. Publisher: Boston, St. Botolph Society. Book from the collections of Harvard University. |
| Audio Books |
| Moby Dick, or the Whale: Herman Melville Librivox recording of Moby Dick, or the Whale, by Herman Melville. Read by Stewart Wills. Few things, even in literature, can really be said to be unique - but Moby Dick is truly unlike anything written before or since. |
| Moby Dick, or the Whale My grandfather, Doug Brown, hosted The Book Club on WOI radio in Ames, Iowa for over 30 years. I recently received some tapes from his radio shows and thought I would upload them. |