e-books in Herman Melville category
Israel Potter: His Fifty Years of Exileby Herman Melville - G. Routledge , 1855
A novel in the guise of a biography. In telling the story of Israel Potter's fall from Revolutionary War hero to peddler on the streets of London, crying 'Old Chairs to Mend', Melville alternated between invented scenes and historical episodes ...
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Omoo: Adventures in the South Seasby Herman Melville - Harper & Brothers , 1847
A sequel to Melville's first South Sea narrative Typee. After leaving the island of Nuku Hiva, the main character ships aboard a whaling vessel that makes its way to Tahiti, after which there is a mutiny and the crew are imprisoned on Tahiti.
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Typeeby Herman Melville - L. C. Page and Co. , 1892
Considered a classic in travel and adventure literature, the narrative is based on the author's actual experiences as a captive on the island Nuku Hiva in 1842, and is liberally supplemented with imaginative reconstruction from other books.
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The Confidence-Man: His Masqueradeby Herman Melville - Dix, Edwards & Co. , 1857
Onboard the Fidele, a steamboat floating down the Mississippi to New Orleans, a confidence man sets out to defraud his fellow passengers. In quick succession he assumes numerous guises - from a legless beggar to a collector for charitable causes.
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Redburn: His First Voyageby Herman Melville - Harper & Brothers , 1849
Widely believed to be among Melville's most popular works, the book follows the young Wellingborough Redburn on his first journey at sea. A boy on the verge of manhood, Redburn's decision to become a sailor is at odds with his gentle upbringing.
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Moby Dickby Herman Melville - Project Gutenberg , 2008
A masterpiece of storytelling and symbolic realism, this thrilling adventure and epic saga pits Ahab, a sea captain, against the great white whale that crippled him. More than just the tale of a voyage, the story passionately probes man's soul.
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