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Moby Dick

Herman Melville • Harper & Brothers • ISBN 9780142437247

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Moby Dick

Herman Melville • Harper & Brothers • ISBN-13 9780142437247

ISBN-10 Not provided • 1851 • 1st Edition

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ISBN 9780142437247 • Completeness 70

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Description

Moby Dick is a novel by Herman Melville that tells the story of Captain Ahab's obsessive quest to kill the giant white whale, Moby Dick, which had previously destroyed his ship and severed his leg at the knee. The novel is a complex exploration of themes such as revenge, humanity, and the struggle between man and nature.

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Publisher: Harper & Brothers
Hardcover1st Edition2003
Pages: 635Language: EnglishPaper finish: Matte

Catalog notes

Contributor: Herman Melville

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Category: 19th Century NovelsCategory: Adventure FictionCategory: American LiteratureCategory: Classic LiteratureCategory: Epic LiteratureCategory: LiteratureCategory: Maritime FictionCategory: Psychological FictionCategory: SymbolismInfluenced by: Nathaniel HawthorneInfluenced by: William ShakespeareInfluenced by: HomerInfluenced: Modernist WritersInfluenced: American NovelistsInfluenced: Symbolist PoetsCornerstone of: American Literature

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