Moby-Dick by Herman Melville - ISBN: 9781454959809
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Ahab’s obsessive hunt for Moby Dick: revenge or self-destruction?

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    688 pages

  • Release Date

    1 August 2025

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Summary

Narrated by the sailor Ishmael, Moby-Dick is the tale of the maniacal quest of Ahab, captain of the whaling ship Pequod, as he seeks vengeance against Moby-Dick, the giant white sperm whale that bit off his leg on the ship’s previous voyage. More than an epic sea-story, the detailed and realistic descriptions of whale hunting and the process of extracting whale oil, as well as life aboard ship among a culturally diverse crew, are mixed with exploration of class and social st…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781454959809
ISBN-10:1454959800
Author:Herman Melville
Publisher:Union Square & Co.
Imprint:Union Square & Co.
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:688
Release Date:1 August 2025
Weight:682g
Dimensions:123mm x 207mm x 204mm
Series:Signature Editions
About The Author

Herman Melville

Herman Melville (1819–1891) was an American novelist, short story writer, essayist, and poet. His first two books gained much attention, though they were not bestsellers, and his popularity declined precipitously only a few years later. By the time of his death he had been almost completely forgotten, but his longest novel, Moby-Dick – largely considered a failure during his lifetime, and most responsible for Melville’s fall from favor with the reading public – was rediscovered in the 20th century as one of the chief literary masterpieces of both American and world literature.

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