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Moby Dick: Or, The Whale
Average rating
3 out of 5
Based on 248,284 Ratings and 6,517 Reviews

Book Description
Moby Dick is a vast and dangerous white whale. An enemy for many years after the whale bit off his leg, the crazed Captain Ahab is obsessed with his quarry. Together with his extraordinary crew, Ahab braves the oceans of the world to hunt the fearsome Moby Dick. Geraldine McCaughrean is one of the most distinguished living children's authors. She has won the Carnegie Medal, the Whitbread Children'... More
Book Information
PublisherLongman Publishing Group
BindingPaperback (350 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages775
ISBN-100023367202
ISBN-13978-0023367205
Publication Date01/11/1964
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About Feidelson (Author) : Feidelson is a published author. A published credit of Feidelson is Herman Melville: Moby Dick (Ll 5).
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About Herman Melville (Author) : Herman Melville was a published author and an editor of children's books. Some of the published credits of Herman Melville include Moby-Dick: New Edition (Everyman's Library (Paper)), Moby Dick, Typee... more
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About Charles Feidelson Jr. (Editor) : Charles Feidelson Jr. is a published editor. A published credit of Charles Feidelson Jr. is Herman Melville: Moby Dick (Ll 5).
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10/3/2015 Joshua Mark said:
One of my favorite works of all time and, at times, my all-time favorite. Moby Dick, to me, is the Great American Novel. It is America uniquely but universal in its theme and resonance. The story of one man's obsession with what he cannot catch and hold is something anyone from any culture can relat... more

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7/29/2012 Joan Knibbe said: I own this one and it is for sale.
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3/3/2009 Alexandra Maurer tagged as: I recommend, Inspired me, I read

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