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Moby Dick: Or, the Whale

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Based on 356 Ratings and 356 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
PublisherNorthwestern University Press
BindingHardcover (350 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of PagesN/A
ISBN-100810120135
ISBN-13978-0810120136
Publication Date09/1988
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About G. Thomas Tanselle (Author) : G. Thomas Tanselle is a published editor. Some of the published credits of G. Thomas Tanselle include Typee: A Peep at Polynesian Life (Melville), Moby Dick, or The Whale: Volume 6, Scholarly Edition ... more
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About Harrison Hayford (Author) : Harrison Hayford is a published editor. Some of the published credits of Harrison Hayford include Typee: A Peep at Polynesian Life (Melville), Moby-Dick, Second Edition (Norton Critical Editions).
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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 Hershel Parker (Author) : Hershel Parker is a published editor. Some of the published credits of Hershel Parker include Typee: A Peep at Polynesian Life (Melville), Moby-Dick, Second Edition (Norton Critical Editions).
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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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