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Moby Dick is a novel by American author Herman Melville. It was first published in 1851.
It is considered one of the treasures of world literature. The story of the novel tells the adventures of the wandering sailor Ishmael and his voyage on the whaleship Pequod.
Pequod is commanded by Captain Ahab. Ishmael soon knows that Ahab seeks one specific whale, Moby Dick, a ferocious, enigmatic white whale. In a previous encounter, the whale destroyed Ahab’s boat and bit off his leg. Ahab intends to take revenge.
This book, under the series ‘Young Reader Classic’, tells the story of Ishmael and his voyage in an interesting way. The language used in the book is simple and lucid. The lively and attractive illustrations make the story even more interesting.
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July 25, 2016
Lol good book
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About the author
Herman Melville was an American novelist, short story writer, and poet of the American Renaissance period best known for Typee, a romantic account of his experiences in Polynesian life, and his whaling novel Moby-Dick.
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