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Moby Dick (Wordsworth Classics) - Paperback By Herman Melville - ACCEPTABLE

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MPN
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ISBN
1853260088
Book Title
Moby Dick
Book Series
Classics Library
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions, The Limited
Item Length
7.8 in
Publication Year
1992
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Item Height
1.1 in
Author
Herman Melville
Genre
Fiction
Topic
Classics, Literary
Item Weight
5.4 Oz
Item Width
5.1 in
Number of Pages
544 Pages
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Publisher
Wordsworth Editions, The Limited
ISBN-10
1853260088
ISBN-13
9781853260087
eBay Product ID (ePID)
23210

Product Key Features

Book Title
Moby Dick
Number of Pages
544 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
1992
Topic
Classics, Literary
Genre
Fiction
Author
Herman Melville
Book Series
Classics Library
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
1.1 in
Item Weight
5.4 Oz
Item Length
7.8 in
Item Width
5.1 in

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Intended Audience
Trade
Number of Volumes
1 vol.
Synopsis
Moby Dick is the story of Captain Ahab's quest to avenge the whale that 'reaped' his leg. The quest is an obsession and the novel is a diabolical study of how a man becomes a fanatic. But it is also a hymn to democracy., With an Introduction and Notes by David Herd, Lecturer in English and American Literature at the University of Kent at Canterbury and co-editor of 'Poetry Review'. Moby Dick is the story of Captain Ahab's quest to avenge the whale that 'reaped' his leg. The quest is an obsession and the novel is a diabolical study of how a man becomes a fanatic. But it is also a hymn to democracy. Bent as the crew is on Ahab's appalling crusade, it is equally the image of a co-operative community at work: all hands dependent on all hands, each individual responsible for the security of each. Among the crew is Ishmael, the novel's narrator, ordinary sailor, and extraordinary reader. Digressive, allusive, vulgar, transcendent, the story Ishmael tells is above all an education: in the practice of whaling, in the art of writing. Expanding to equal his 'mighty theme' - not only the whale but all things sublime - Melville breathes in the world's great literature. Moby Dick is the greatest novel ever written by an American.

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    • In my opinion NOT A CLASSIC!

      If Melville stuck to telling Ishmael’s story the book would be about 125 pages long. Instead he goes off on tangents and the book is 500 pages long. If there’s an abridged version of the book read that. Save yourself some time and sanity.

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    • Moby Dick, timeless

      a classic story that I wanted our grandchildren to read

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    • Moby dick.

      A prime classic. Very engaging story. Would recommend this book for lovers of classics.

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    • great price

      Got for a friend.She was having a hard time finding this book.Thank you.

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    • Really good shape...

      Really good shape

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