Bibliograph

Moby-Dick, or, The whale, Herman Melville ; introduction by Andrew Delbanco ; notes and explanatory commentary by Tom Quirk

Type

Label

Moby-Dick, or, The whale, Herman Melville ; introduction by Andrew Delbanco ; notes and explanatory commentary by Tom Quirk

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages xxix-xxx)

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Moby-Dick, or, The whale

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

51669461

Responsibility statement

Herman Melville ; introduction by Andrew Delbanco ; notes and explanatory commentary by Tom Quirk

Series statement

Penguin classics

Summary

Looking for adventure and a new life, Ishmael, the story's narrator, decides to find work on a whaling boat. On arriving at the Massachusetts harbour to begin his search, the only bed available is already half occupied by a "cannibal" named Queequeg. Although Queequeg has limited English, a friendship forms and the two men sign up for work together aboard the Pequod under the infamous Captain Ahab

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Moby Dick

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