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Moby-dick: Or, the Whale by Herman Melville

Moby-dick: Or, the Whale

Herman Melville, Bob Eggleton

Start Publishing PD · Paperback · May 15, 2024

Moby-Dick is considered the great American novel.

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Who it’s for
A revenge-driven whaling voyage makes room for both adventure and the wonderfully strange.
Genres
The Classics, Sea Stories, Literary Fiction
Published
Start Publishing PD, May 15, 2024

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About this book

Moby-Dick is considered the great American novel. It has withstood the test of time and has seen its reputation grow with each passing year. The story is narrated by Ishmael the only surviving sailor of a disastrous whaling expedition. Captain Ahab sets off to hunt down the great white whale Moby-Dick. Ahab is looking for revenge! On his previous voyage Ahab lost his leg to Moby-Dick. One of the greatest adventure stories ever told!

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With twelve period interior illustrations you won't find in other editions. one of the strangest and most wonderful books in the world-D. H. Lawrence ...fertile fancy ingenious construction playful learning and an unusual power of enchaining the interest...-London Morning Advertiser Of all the extraordinary books from the pen of Herman Melville this is out and out the most extraordinary. -London John Bull in point of richness and variety of incident originality of conception and splendor of description surpasses any of the former productions of this highly successful author-Harper's New Monthly Magazine

Sea-Bound Strangeness

A revenge-driven whaling voyage makes room for both adventure and the wonderfully strange.

Come here for

  • Ahab’s relentless hunt for the whale that took his leg
  • A sea adventure with a strange, expansive literary reach

Expect

  • The story told by the expedition’s sole surviving sailor
  • Twelve period interior illustrations in this edition

Where it sits

Sea Stories96%
Literary Fiction73%
The Classics52%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Literary Fiction
  • Sea Stories
  • LGBTQ+ Fiction
Authors
Herman Melville, Bob Eggleton
Publisher
Start Publishing PD
Published
May 15, 2024
Format
Paperback
Reading lane
Literary Fiction