Herman Melville
1) Moby Dick
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Series
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English
Description
A young seaman joins the crew of the fanatical Captain Ahab in pursuit of the white whale Moby Dick.
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English
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Description
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.
AA masterpiece of storytelling, this epic saga pits Ahab, a brooding and fanatical sea captain, against the great white whale that crippled him. In telling the tale of Ahab's passion for revenge and the fateful voyage that ensued, Melville produced far more than the narrative of a hair-raising journey; Moby-Dick...
Author
Publisher
Susaeta Ediciones
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
Español
Description
En esta obra, Herman Melville reflexiona sobre la maldad, encarnada en los dos protagonistas, la ballena y el capitán Ahab. El libro ofrece al lector juvenil una adaptación del texto en español y en inglés, para que disfrute del gran clásico mientras practica la lectura en los dos idiomas. --
In this novel, Herman Melville reflects on evil, as embodied in the two main characters, the whale and Captain Ahab. Children can enjoy this adaptation...
7) Redburn, his first voyage ; White-jacket, or, The world in a man-of-war ; Moby-Dick, or, The whale
Author
Series
Library of America volume 9
Publisher
Literary Classics of the United States, Inc
Pub. Date
[1983]
Language
English
Description
Reburn is the story that relates a young man's initiation into the sailors life; White-Jacket is the story that is a semi-autobiographical account of experiences in the U.S. Navy; Moby-Dick, or the whale is the most famous of Melville's works, and tells the story of Ahab, a ship captain that has become obessed with the hunt for the whale he has named Moby-Dick.
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English
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"Herman Melville's final masterpiece, found unpublished on his desk at his death. Billy Budd, Sailor would emerge, after its publication in 1924, as one of Melville's best-loved books--and one of his most open, with its discussion of homosexualty. In it, Melville returns to the sea to tell the story of Billy, a cheerful, hard working, and handsome young sailor, conscripted to work against his will on another ship, where he soon finds himself persecuted...
Author
Series
Library of America volume 1
Publisher
Library of America
Pub. Date
©1982
Language
English
Description
Unabridged editions of three South Seas romances. Typee : a peep at Polynesian life--Omoo : a narrative of adventures in the South Seas--Mardi : and a voyage thither.
17) Moby Dick
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Publisher
Dark Horse Books
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"A masterful adaptation of the timeless literary classic, faithfully and beautifully rendered by an award-winning artist. In striking black-and-white illustrations, Chaboute retells the story of the Great American Novel. Captain Ahab strikes out on a voyage, obsessively seeking revenge on the great white whale that took his leg. This hardcover edition collects both of the Vents d'Ouest volumes, printed in English for the first time"--
18) Moby Dick
Author
Publisher
Campfire
Pub. Date
[2010].
Language
English
Description
Retells in graphic novel format Melville's story about Captain Ahab's search for Moby Dick, the great white whale that crippled him.
Author
Series
Library of America volume 24
Publisher
Literary Classics of the United States
Pub. Date
1984.
Language
English
20) Moby Dick
Publisher
Dreamscape Media, LLC
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Ishmael was eager for a life of adventure on the high seas, so he joined the crew of a whaling ship called the Pequod and embarked on the adventure of a lifetime.