Moby Dick; Or, The Whale by Herman Melville

Moby Dick; Or, The Whale by Herman Melville

Herman Melville | 214407 words

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Always visible content "Moby Dick; Or, The Whale" by Herman Melville is an epic novel published in 1...851. Sailor Ishmael narrates the obsessive quest of Captain Ahab, who commands the whaling ship Pequod in pursuit of Moby Dick, a giant white sperm whale that destroyed his leg. Ahab's monomaniacal hunt for vengeance drives the ship and its diverse crew across the world's oceans, blending realistic whaling details with profound explorations of good, evil, fate, and Hidden checkbox to control the toggle Clickable label to show more The extra text that is initially hidden Clickable label to show less human nature in this cornerstone of American literature. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Chapters

154 chapters
Ch. 1

Chapter 1

Ch. 2

CHAPTER 56. Of the Less Erroneous Pictures of Whales, and the True

Ch. 3

CHAPTER 57. Of Whales in Paint; in Teeth; in Wood; in Sheet-Iron; in

Ch. 4

CHAPTER 73. Stubb and Flask kill a Right Whale; and Then Have a Talk

Ch. 5

CHAPTER 135. The Chase.—Third Day.

Ch. 6

CHAPTER 1. Loomings.

Ch. 7

CHAPTER 2. The Carpet-Bag.

Ch. 8

CHAPTER 3. The Spouter-Inn.

Ch. 9

CHAPTER 4. The Counterpane.

Ch. 10

CHAPTER 5. Breakfast.