Moby-Dick; or, The Whale by Herman Melville
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"Moby-Dick; or, The Whale" by Herman Melville is an epic novel published in 1851. Sailor Ishmael narrates the obsessive quest of Captain Ahab, who commands the whaling ship Pequod in pursuit of Moby Dick, the white whale that destroyed his leg. Driven by vengeance, Ahab leads his diverse crew across the world's oceans, hunting the legendary creature. This tale of obsession explores themes of good and evil, fate, and humanity's struggle against
nature's overwhelming power. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Melville, Herman, 1819-1891 |
|---|---|
| Title | Moby-Dick; or, The Whale |
| Note | Project Gutenberg eBook #15 is believed to have the highest quality of the three editions of this eBook in the Project Gutenberg collection, and is based on the 1st American edition, 1851. #2701 and #2489 are the others. In addition, there is a computer-generated audio eBook, #9147, and a human audio performance, #28794. |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moby-Dick |
| Credits | Eugene F. Irey |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 73.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | Whaling -- Fiction |
| Subject | Sea stories |
| Subject | Psychological fiction |
| Subject | Ship captains -- Fiction |
| Subject | Adventure stories |
| Subject | Mentally ill -- Fiction |
| Subject | Ahab, Captain (Fictitious character) -- Fiction |
| Subject | Whales -- Fiction |
| Subject | Whaling ships -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 15 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-00015-2 |
| Release Date | May 1, 1991 |
| Last Update | Jun 10, 2026 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 5633 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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