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Moby-Dick

by Herman Melville

Summary

The narrator Ishmael joins the obsessive Captain Ahab's vengeful quest for the white whale that took his leg. Melville's encyclopaedic novel about whaling, obsession, fate, and the American character was a commercial failure in its time.

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Herman Melville

American novelist and poet (1819–1891) who drew on his experiences as a sailor to produce richly symbolic works. Little recognised during his lifetime, he is now considered one of the greatest American novelists.

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Published
1851
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Herman Melville