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Moby-Dick: or, The Whale

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Book Description


Introduction by Elizabeth Hardwick
Illustrations by Rockwell Kent

First published in 1851, Herman 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 sym... More
Book Information
PublisherModern Library
BindingPaperback (350 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages896
ISBN-10067978327X
ISBN-13978-0679783275
Publication Date10/10/2000
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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 Elizabeth Hardwick (Introduction) : Elizabeth Hardwick is a published author. Some of the published credits of Elizabeth Hardwick include Herman Melville (Unabridged), Daisy Miller (Modern Library Classics).
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About Rockwell Kent (Introduction) : Rockwell Kent is a published illustrator of children's books and young adult books. Some of the published credits of Rockwell Kent include Paul Bunyan, Candide (Modern Library), Moby-Dick: or, The Wha... more
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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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