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Moby Dick


Book Description
Moby Dick (1851) is an epic tale of the conflict between man and his fate. Captain Ahab's obsessive quest to destroy the great white whale that tore off his leg leads the Pequod and its crew to disaster. Melville's extraordinary narrative defies classification: it teems with ideas and imagery and the passion of its author.

Patrick McGrath was born in London and moved to New York in 1981, w... More

Book Information
PublisherOxford University Press Inc
BindingKindle Edition
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages656
ISBN-10B000WFAP08
Publication Date11/30/1850
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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 Tony Tanner (Editor) : Tony Tanner is a published author and an editor. Some of the published credits of Tony Tanner include Mansfield Park (Penguin Classics), Pride and Prejudice (Penguin Classics).
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