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(0)Herman Melville
2) Typee
Author
Language
English
Description
Based on Melville's real-life experiences after having jumped ship in the Marquesas Islands, his first novel was extremely popular, provoking public skepticism until the events within were corroborated by a fellow castaway. Typee is properly considered a work of fiction, as the three week stay on which the author based his story is here extended to four months, and the book is supplemented with imaginative reconstruction and adaptation of material...
3) Moby-Dick, or, The whale: White-jacket, or, The world in a man-of-war ; Redburn, his first voyage
Author
Series
Publisher
Literary Classics of the United States, Inc
Pub. Date
c1983
Language
English
Author
Language
English
Description
From the opening line-"Captain Ahab was neither my first husband nor my last"-you will know that you are in the hands of a master storyteller and in the company of a fascinating woman hero. Inspired by a brief passage in Moby-Dick, Sena Jeter Naslund has created an enthralling and compellingly readable saga, spanning a rich, eventful, and dramatic life. At once a family drama, a romantic adventure, and a portrait of a real and loving marriage, Ahab's...
8) Moby Dick
Author
Publisher
Campfire
Pub. Date
©2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
In Herman Melvilles classic tale of revenge, Ishmael tells his story of becoming a whaler on the Pequod. When Ishmael and his unexpected friend Queequeg join Captain Ahabs hunt for Moby Dick, the voyage of a lifetime turns into tragedy.
9) Moby Dick
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
Consumed by an insane rage, Captain Ahab has but one purpose in life-- revenge on the great white whale who maimed and disfigured him.