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Arguably Herman Melville's greatest work, and hailed as a classic American novel, Moby Dick tells the tale of one man's fatal obsession and his willingness to sacrifice his life and that of his crew to achieve his goal. The story follows the fortunes of Captain Ahab and the culturally and spiritually diverse crew of the Pequod, a 19th century whaling ship. The Pequod is on its last voyage out of New Bedford, Mass, in pursuit of Moby Dick, the great white whale which has been Ahab's obsessional quarry and bitter adversary for many years. Narrated by sole survivor Ishmael, the tale forms a complex fictional fusion, combining a wealth of literary symbolism, hidden meaning and philosophical debate with adventure narrative and a detailed historical account of the 19th century whaling trade. --Emily LowsonRead More

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    Paperback. Pub Date :2013-05-09 Pages: 608 Language: English Publisher: HarperCollins UK HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved. essential classics.The young sailor Ishmael befriends a tattooed Polynesian harpooner named Queequeg. and finds himself aboard the Pequod. which is captained by the obsessive Captain Ahab. Not long after the voyage has begun. Ahab tells the crew about his secret plot to hunt down the whale that crippled him on a previous voyage. Moby Dick. The crew of the Pequod are also after as much sperm oil as their ship can carry. and the account of the crew's years-long pursuit of the White Whale is interspersed with detailed and encyclopaedic descriptions of a whaler's life. Melville unites narrative virtuosity with a lifetime of sailing experience in perhaps the single most important classic of American literature.

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    HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. 'Towards thee I roll, thou all-destroying but unconquering whale; to the last I grapple with thee; from hell's heart I stab at thee; for hate's sake I spit my last breath at thee...' Few literary masterpieces cast quite as awesome a shadow as Herman Melville's Moby Dick. Captain Ahab's quest for the white whale is a timeless epic - a thrilling tale of vengeance and obsession, and a searing parable about humanity lost in a universe of moral ambiguity. Inspired by true events, Moby Dick is a work of astonishing psychological depth. It is perhaps the greatest sea story ever told and one of the great classics of literature.

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    Moby Dick : Paperback : HarperCollins Publishers : 9780007925568 : : 09 May 2013 : HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics.

  • 0007925565
  • 9780007925568
  • Herman Melville
  • 9 May 2013
  • William Collins
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 608
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