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Melville, Herman, 1819-1891,

Moby Dick / - xx, 484 pages ; 20 cm. - Chartwell classics . - Chartwell classics. .

Narrated by the crew member Ishmael, this epic whaling adventure follows the crew of the Pequod as its captain, Ahab, descends deeper and deeper into madness on his quest to find and kill the white whale that maimed him. Beyond the surface of ship life, whaling, and the hunt for the elusive Moby Dick are allegorical references to life - and even the universe - in this masterpiece by Herman Melville. Regarded as the Great American Novel, Moby Dick is the ultimate tale of seeking vengeance.

ISBN: 9780785839781 078583978X

LCCN: 2022441281

Nat. Bib. No.: GBC1D1066 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 020289400 Uk

Subjects--Personal Names:
Ahab, Captain (Fictitious character)

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Whaling ships--Fiction.
Ship captains--Fiction.
Whaling--Fiction.
Whales--Fiction.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Sea stories.
Sea fiction
Action and adventure fiction
Psychological fiction
Fiction
Sea stories
Adventure stories.
Sea fiction.
Action and adventure fiction.
Epic fiction.
Novels.
Romans �epiques.
Romans.

LC Class. No.: PS2384 / .M6 2021

Dewey Class. No.: 813/.3