Moby Dick: Book Guide, Author and Facts
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"Command the murderous chalices! Drink ye harpooners! Drink and swear, ye men that man the deathful whaleboat's bow -- Death to Moby Dick!" So Captain Ahab binds his crew to fulfil his obsession -- the destruction of the great white whale. Under his lordly but maniacal command the Pequod's commercial mission is perverted to one of vengeance. To Ahab, the monster that destroyed his body is not a creature, but the symbol of "some unknown but still reasoning thing." Uncowed by natural disasters, ill omens, even death, Ahab urges his ship towards "the undeliverable, nameless perils of the whale."
Quick facts about Moby Dick
- Title: Moby Dick
- Author: Herman Melville
- First published: 1851
- Genre: american sea stories, mentally ill, whaling
- OpenLibrary ID: OL102749W
Where to read Moby Dick
Moby Dick by Herman Melville is widely available in print, ebook and audiobook editions from major retailers and libraries.
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What is Moby Dick about?
"Command the murderous chalices! Drink ye harpooners! Drink and swear, ye men that man the deathful whaleboat's bow -- Death to Moby Dick!" So Captain Ahab binds his crew to fulfil his obsession -- the destruction of the great white whale.
Who wrote Moby Dick?
Moby Dick was written by Herman Melville.
When was Moby Dick published?
Moby Dick was first published in 1851.
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