- The novel is a story of Captain Ahab’s obsessive quest for revenge against Moby Dick, a giant white sperm whale that bit off his leg in a previous voyage.
- In Herman Melville’s timeless American novel, Moby-Dick, the titular white whale is more than just a massive creature of the deep.
- The 1979 Arion Press edition of Moby-Dick; or, the Whale stands out not just for its literary brilliance, but for the fine craftsmanship of the physical book.
- Moby Dick; Or, The Whale. Note. Project Gutenberg eBook #15 is believed to have the highest quality of the three editions of this eBook in the Project Gutenberg...
- Its owners, Peleg and Bildad, prove hard to deal with besides Ahab, its mysterious captain, who is recovering from his last encounter with a whale, Moby Dick.
- Read & listen to 'Moby Dick; Or, The Whale', By Herman Melville - full text displayed & read out loud (text-to-speech).
- Moby-Dick; or, The Whale. By Herman Melville Illustrations by Rockwell Kent. Illustration of the head of a sperm whale.
- Jump to navigationJump to search. Moby Dick is a fictional white sperm whale created by Herman Melville for his 1851 novel Moby-Dick; or, The Whale.
- Moby-Dick is a classic work of fiction - but it was also based on a real creature. This article takes a look at the whale with a deadly voice and a gut full of perfume...
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