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Moby Dick Paperback – November 6, 2018

by Herman Melville (Author)
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Moby-Dick; or, The Whale is a novel by Herman Melville, in which Ishmael narrates the monomaniacal quest of Ahab, captain of the whaler Pequod, for revenge on the albino sperm whale Moby Dick, which on a previous voyage destroyed Ahab's ship and severed his leg at the knee. Although the novel was a commercial failure and out of print at the time of the author's death in 1891, its reputation grew immensely during the twentieth century. D. H. Lawrence called it "one of the strangest and most wonderful books in the world," and "the greatest book of the sea ever written." Moby-Dick is considered a Great American Novel and an outstanding work of the Romantic period in America and the American Renaissance. "Call me Ishmael" is one of world literature's most famous opening sentences. The product of a year and a half of writing, the book is dedicated to Nathaniel Hawthorne, "in token of my admiration for his genius," and draws on Melville's experience at sea, on his reading in whaling literature, and on literary inspirations such as Shakespeare and the Bible. The detailed and realistic descriptions of whale hunting and of extracting whale oil, as well as life aboard ship among a culturally diverse crew, are mixed with exploration of class and social status, good and evil, and the existence of God. In addition to narrative prose, Melville uses styles and literary devices ranging from songs, poetry and catalogs to Shakespearean stage directions, soliloquies and asides. The author changed the title at the very last moment in September 1851. The work first appeared as The Whale in London in October 1851, and then under its definitive title Moby-Dick in New York in November. The whale, however, appears in both the London and New York editions as "Moby Dick," with no hyphen. The British edition of five hundred copies was not reprinted during the author's life, the American of almost three thousand was reprinted three times at approximately 250 copies, the last reprinting in 1871. These figures are exaggerated because three hundred copies were destroyed in a fire at Harper's; only 3,200 copies were actually sold during the author's life.
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    November 6, 2018
  4. Dimensions
    6.69 x 0.86 x 9.61 inches
  5. ISBN-10
    1503280780
  6. ISBN-13
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (November 6, 2018)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 378 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1503280780
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1503280786
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.59 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.69 x 0.86 x 9.61 inches
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The writing career of Herman Melville (1819 - 1891) peaked early, with his early novels, such as Typee becoming best sellers. By the mid-1850s his poularity declined sharply, and by the time he died he had been largely forgotten. Yet in time his novel Moby Dick came to be regarded as one of the finest works of American, and indeed world, literature, as was Billy Budd, which was not published until long after his death, in 1924.

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Paul
5.0 out of 5 stars good
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Rae
5.0 out of 5 stars For the most part a great read, I have learned so much about whaling ...
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For the most part a great read, I have learned so much about whaling and it has prompted me to read additional books on the subject. Too bad it did not go over well in his time and he did not write additional books. The sermon on Jonah in Chapter 9, was the best sermon on the subject I have ever experienced.

Every word has meaning, not just fillers. If like me you enjoy detail and have never read it before (for some reason we did not read it in College Prep. English in high school), it is a must read.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Moby dick in old English
Reviewed in the United States on March 8, 2017
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I bought it for my 12 year old son, and he doesn't really understand it, due to old English that is used throughout the book. I wanted him to read it, but I guess I have to find another copy that is in modern English.
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Margaret Nelson
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book
Reviewed in the United States on March 24, 2023
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classic Book about a whale an ismalt
the fisherman and Moby Dick the whale.
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Vicki E.
1.0 out of 5 stars Don't buy this edition
Reviewed in the United States on January 12, 2020
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This edition is an E-book that has just been printed out. Buy instead the "Longman Critical Edition" edited by John Bryant and Haskell Springer. This is a scholarly edition with footnotes of the meaning of words, origins of names and " a focus on revision and the different versions". It has drawings of the ship and it's parts, the whale and it's parts. It has a glossary, as section of the making of Moby Dick, etc. Everything one would expect of a teacher's edition for teacher and student. Moby Dick is a difficult read. Give yourself a break and get the "Longman Critical Edition". You'll be glad you did.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Printing
Reviewed in the United States on May 5, 2021
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The book itself is a literary classic but the printing company really did not do the novel justice. If Amazon is going to do printing, it needs to set at least a basic standard on its printers that observes standard paragraphing, paging and margins.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Supprisingly approachable book
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There is a reason that this book is so well known. Read eeet. Read eeet now!
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Jenna
1.0 out of 5 stars Looks like a fake.
Reviewed in Canada on April 26, 2020
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Why does this book look like this? It doesn't have anything on the back or side it's just white. And it looks like someone just printed it at home... I really wish I'd know it would look like this when I bought it because I wouldn't have purchased it... Very disappointed in the quality of the print of this book. I still buy physical books because I prefer to hold them over a Kobo, but not in this case... I wish I just got the Kobo version. What a waste. Do not purchase this book.
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1.0 out of 5 stars Looks like a fake.
Reviewed in Canada on April 26, 2020
Why does this book look like this? It doesn't have anything on the back or side it's just white. And it looks like someone just printed it at home... I really wish I'd know it would look like this when I bought it because I wouldn't have purchased it... Very disappointed in the quality of the print of this book. I still buy physical books because I prefer to hold them over a Kobo, but not in this case... I wish I just got the Kobo version. What a waste. Do not purchase this book.
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Rok Tavcar
1.0 out of 5 stars Horrible formatting
Reviewed in France on January 13, 2019
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Looks like printed straight from a pirated PDF/electronic book. Unreadable, stay away.
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JH
5.0 out of 5 stars Great read
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 5, 2018
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My son really enjoyed reading (age 13)
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Tim
5.0 out of 5 stars Klassiker!
Reviewed in Germany on May 25, 2017
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Habe mir das Buch bestellt, da es als literarisches Meisterwerk gilt und ich gleichzeitig
meine Englischkenntnisse aufbessern wollte. Die Geschichte ist natürlich bekannt, dies half auch um
die Sprache etwas besser zu verstehen.

Ein Meisterwerk!
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Martina
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Reviewed in Italy on September 29, 2016
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Libro scorrevole e dai tratti avvincenti. Io lo considero il capolavoro di Melville e lo consiglio a tutti i lettori in cerca di un libro ricco di elementi.
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