Moby-Dick: or, The WhalePenguin, 2002 M12 31 - 720 pages Herman Melville’s masterpiece of obsession and the untamed sea, one of the greatest works of imagination in literary history—featuring an introduction by Andrew Delbanco and notes by Tom Quirk. This edition features the Northwestern-Newberry edition of Melville's text, approved by the Center for Scholarly Editions and the Center for Editions of American Authors of the MLA. Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read Moby-Dick still stands as an indisputable literary classic. It is the story of an eerily compelling madman pursuing an unholy war against a creature as vast and dangerous and unknowable as the sea itself. But more than just a novel of adventure, more than an encyclopedia of whaling lore and legend, Moby-Dick is a haunting, mesmerizing, and important social commentary populated with several of the most unforgettable and enduring characters in literature. Written with wonderfully redemptive humor, Moby-Dick is a profound and timeless inquiry into character, faith, and the nature of perception. Penguin Classics is the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world, representing a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators. |
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... turned from writing prose fiction to poetry . In 1863 , during the Civil War , he moved back to New York City , where from 1866 to 1885 he was a deputy inspector in the Custom House , and where , on September 28 , 1891 , he died . A ...
... turned from writing prose fiction to poetry . In 1863 , during the Civil War , he moved back to New York City , where from 1866 to 1885 he was a deputy inspector in the Custom House , and where , on September 28 , 1891 , he died . A ...
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... turned earnest in his huge metaphysical novel of 1849 , Mardi . He referred to Redburn and White Jacket as " two jobs , which I have done for money - being forced to it , as other men are to sawing wood , " and although in 1847 , with ...
... turned earnest in his huge metaphysical novel of 1849 , Mardi . He referred to Redburn and White Jacket as " two jobs , which I have done for money - being forced to it , as other men are to sawing wood , " and although in 1847 , with ...
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... turned against the wolfish world " ) , while Ahab cannot be deterred from conquest and possession and revenge - not by Pip or Starbuck or even by the pleas of the captain of the Rachel , who begs for help in searching for his son lost ...
... turned against the wolfish world " ) , while Ahab cannot be deterred from conquest and possession and revenge - not by Pip or Starbuck or even by the pleas of the captain of the Rachel , who begs for help in searching for his son lost ...
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... . " Darwin's Voyage of a Naturalist . " " Stern all ! ' exclaimed the mate , as upon turning his head , he saw the distended jaws of a large Sperm Whale close to the head of the boat , threatening it with instant destruction ; EXTRACTS.
... . " Darwin's Voyage of a Naturalist . " " Stern all ! ' exclaimed the mate , as upon turning his head , he saw the distended jaws of a large Sperm Whale close to the head of the boat , threatening it with instant destruction ; EXTRACTS.
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Contents
VII | 3 |
VIII | 9 |
IX | 13 |
X | 28 |
XI | 33 |
XII | 36 |
XIII | 39 |
XIV | 43 |
LXXVIII | 348 |
LXXIX | 353 |
LXXX | 359 |
LXXXI | 364 |
LXXXII | 368 |
LXXXIII | 371 |
LXXXIV | 373 |
LXXXV | 378 |
XV | 46 |
XVI | 55 |
XVII | 59 |
XVIII | 61 |
XIX | 64 |
XX | 69 |
XXI | 72 |
XXII | 76 |
XXIII | 90 |
XXIV | 96 |
XXV | 100 |
XXVI | 104 |
XXVII | 107 |
XXVIII | 111 |
XXIX | 116 |
XXX | 118 |
XXXI | 123 |
XXXII | 124 |
XXXIII | 128 |
XXXIV | 133 |
XXXV | 137 |
XXXVI | 141 |
XXXVII | 142 |
XXXVIII | 145 |
XXXIX | 158 |
XL | 161 |
XLI | 167 |
XLII | 174 |
XLIII | 182 |
XLIV | 184 |
XLV | 186 |
XLVI | 187 |
XLVII | 194 |
XLVIII | 204 |
XLIX | 213 |
L | 215 |
LI | 221 |
LII | 230 |
LIII | 233 |
LIV | 236 |
LV | 247 |
LVI | 250 |
LVII | 253 |
LVIII | 257 |
LIX | 260 |
LX | 265 |
LXI | 285 |
LXII | 290 |
LXIII | 294 |
LXIV | 297 |
LXV | 300 |
LXVI | 303 |
LXVII | 307 |
LXVIII | 313 |
LXIX | 315 |
LXX | 317 |
LXXI | 325 |
LXXII | 328 |
LXXIII | 330 |
LXXIV | 332 |
LXXV | 336 |
LXXVI | 338 |
LXXVII | 341 |
LXXXVI | 381 |
LXXXVII | 384 |
LXXXVIII | 395 |
LXXXIX | 399 |
XC | 402 |
XCI | 405 |
XCII | 410 |
XCIII | 415 |
XCIV | 428 |
XCV | 432 |
XCVI | 436 |
XCVII | 440 |
XCVIII | 447 |
XCIX | 450 |
C | 455 |
CI | 459 |
CII | 461 |
CIII | 466 |
CIV | 467 |
CV | 470 |
CVI | 476 |
CVII | 483 |
CVIII | 488 |
CIX | 493 |
CX | 496 |
CXI | 500 |
CXII | 505 |
CXIII | 508 |
CXIV | 511 |
CXV | 516 |
CXVI | 519 |
CXVII | 525 |
CXVIII | 527 |
CXIX | 530 |
CXX | 534 |
CXXI | 536 |
CXXII | 539 |
CXXIII | 541 |
CXXIV | 543 |
CXXV | 546 |
CXXVI | 553 |
CXXVII | 554 |
CXXVIII | 556 |
CXXIX | 557 |
CXXX | 561 |
CXXXI | 565 |
CXXXII | 569 |
CXXXIII | 573 |
CXXXIV | 576 |
CXXXV | 580 |
CXXXVI | 582 |
CXXXVII | 587 |
CXXXVIII | 589 |
CXXXIX | 594 |
CXL | 604 |
CXLI | 613 |
CXLII | 625 |
CXLIII | 629 |
CXLIV | 635 |
CXLV | 651 |
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Common terms and phrases
Ahab's aloft beneath Bildad boat bones bows Bulkington cabin called Cape Horn Captain Ahab Captain Peleg Cetology CHAPTER chase chief mate coffin creature crew cried Ahab Daggoo dark darted dead deck devil doubloon eyes feet fish fishery Flask flukes forecastle gunwale hand harpoon head heard heart hoisted instant iron Ishmael Jonah lance Leviathan living look mast mast-head mate Melville Moby Dick Moby-Dick Nantucket never night oars ocean once Parsee Peleg Pequod Queequeg Right Whale rolled rope round sail sailors seemed seen sharks ship ship's shipmates side sight soon sort soul Sperm Whale spermaceti spout standing Starbuck Steelkilt stern stood strange Stubb tail Tashtego tell thee thing thou thought turned vessel voyage whale-ship whalemen White Whale wild wind