On a previous voyage, Captain Ahab lost his leg to Moby Dick, a monstrous white whale. Now, bent on vengeance against the whale, Ahab leads the crew of the Pequod on a pursuit that features constant adventure and horrendous mishaps. On its surface, Moby-Dick is a vivid documentary of life aboard a nineteenth-century whaler, a virtual encyclopedia o...more
This classic story of high adventure, manic obsession and metaphysical speculation was Melville's masterpiece. This edition includes passages from Melville's correspondence with Nathaniel Hawthorne, in which the two discuss the philosophical depths of the novel's plot and imagery.
Unpublished in Melville's lifetime, BILLY BUDD is considered one of his greatest works. It began as a ballad, but grew into a short novel with an ambiguous plot that raises more questions than it answers, about good and evil, justice and injustice. Billy Budd, a handsome, angelic, and beloved young sailor, is wrongly accused of inciting mutiny. He ...more
Ishmael, a sailor, recounts the ill-fated voyage of a whaling ship led by the fanatical Captain Ahab in search of the white whale that had crippled him. Presented in comic book format.
Featuring 19 of the finest works from the most distinguished writers in the American short-story tradition, this compilation includes: "The Tell-Tale Heart" by Edgar Allan Poe, "Bartleby" by Herman Melville, "The Luck of Roaring Camp" by Bret Harte, "To Build a Fire" by Jack London, "The Real Thing" by Henry James, "Bernice Bobs Her Hair" by F. Sco...more
These four landmark novels of nineteenth-century American literature have gained a permanent place in our culture as great classics. They are not only part of our national heritage, but masterpieces of world literature whose deep and lasting influence is felt to this day.The Scarlet Letter vividly records America’s moral and historical roots in P...more
Moby Dick of The Whale
Black Leather Bound 1977
Collector's Edition, 615 pages
Gold Lettering on Cover and Page Edges
Inside pastedown lined in Blue Taffeta
An exquisite personal library classic book!
Bartleby, the Scrivener written by legendary author Herman Melville is widely considered to be one of the top books of all time. This great classic will surely attract a whole new generation of readers. For many, Bartleby, the Scrivener is required reading for various courses and curriculums. And for others who simply enjoy reading timeless pieces ...more
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Ishmael, a sailor, recounts the ill-fated voyage of a whaling ship led by the fanatical Captain Ahab in search of the white whale that had crippled him. Presented in comic book format.
A story of the war between man and mammal, in which the author explores his obsessions with good and evil, love and solitude, speech and silence, using his technical knowledge of sailing and the sea to tell a story which is at once minutely realistic and powerfully symbolic.
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