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Moby-Dick; or, The Whale

Elizabeth Hardwick

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First published in 1851, Melville's masterpiece is, in Elizabeth Hardwick's words, "the greatest novel in American literature." The saga of Captain Ahab and his monomaniacal pursuit of the white whale remains a peerless adventure story but one full of mythic grandeur, poetic majesty, and symbolic power. Filtered through the consciousness of the novel's narrator, Ishmael, Moby-Dick draws us into a universe full of fascinating characters and stories, from the noble cannibal Queequeg to the natural history of whales, while reaching existential depths that excite debate and contemplation to this day.

The Modern Library Classics edition contains original illustrations by Rockwell Kent.

Introduction by Elizabeth Hardwick.

Language: English

Pages: 851

Format: Paperback

Release: October 18, 1851

Moby-Dick; or, The Whale

Elizabeth Hardwick

0/5 ( ratings)

First published in 1851, Melville's masterpiece is, in Elizabeth Hardwick's words, "the greatest novel in American literature." The saga of Captain Ahab and his monomaniacal pursuit of the white whale remains a peerless adventure story but one full of mythic grandeur, poetic majesty, and symbolic power. Filtered through the consciousness of the novel's narrator, Ishmael, Moby-Dick draws us into a universe full of fascinating characters and stories, from the noble cannibal Queequeg to the natural history of whales, while reaching existential depths that excite debate and contemplation to this day.

The Modern Library Classics edition contains original illustrations by Rockwell Kent.

Introduction by Elizabeth Hardwick.

Language: English

Pages: 851

Format: Paperback

Release: October 18, 1851

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