Herman Melville
4) Redburn, his first voyage ; White-jacket, or, The world in a man-of-war ; Moby-Dick, or, The whale
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Literary Classics of the United States, Inc
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English
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Signet
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English
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Herman Melville's short stories, somewhat neglected during his lifetime, today are considered to be among the small masterpieces of American fiction.
Like his great novel, Moby Dick, Melville's stories are unique in narrative method, profound theme, and full of delights at all levels. This collections includes not only Billy Budd, but also all of the Piazza Tales, as well as "The Town-Ho's Story" from Moby Dick.
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This is destined to be remembered as one of the most-recognized first sentences in literature -- along with "Call me Ishmael." And Una Spenser, the transcendent hero at the center of Ahab's Wife may well become every bit as memorable as Ahab.
Inspired by a brief passage, in Moby, Dick, Sena Jeter Naslund has created an entirely new universe -- an epic-scale, enthralling and compelling saga, spanning a full, rich, eventful, and dramatic life. In the...
7) Moby Dick
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Farrar, Straus, and Giroux
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English
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Retells the story of the ill-fated voyage of a whaling ship led by the fanatical Captain Ahab in search of the white whale that had crippled him.
8) Moby Dick
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Campfire
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English
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Retells in graphic novel format Melville's story about Captain Ahab's search for Moby Dick, the great white whale that crippled him.