Redburn. His First Voyage: Being the Sailor Boy Confessions and Reminiscences of the Son-Of-A-Gentleman in the Merchant Navy: Classic Book Guide and Free Edition
Redburn. His First Voyage: Being the Sailor Boy Confessions and Reminiscences of the Son-Of-A-Gentleman in the Merchant Navy: author and translator credits, catalogue synopsis, subjects and links to the Gutenberg reading formats.
Redburn. His First Voyage: Being the Sailor Boy Confessions and Reminiscences of the Son-Of-A-Gentleman in the Merchant Navy is catalogued by Project Gutenberg with author credits for Melville, Herman (1819–1891).
Catalogue synopsis
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"Redburn. His First Voyage" by Herman Melville is a semi-autobiographical novel published in 1849. It follows young Wellingborough Redburn, a gentleman's son who signs onto a merchant ship bound for Liverpool. Expecting respect, he instead faces brutal treatment as the lowest-ranking sailor aboard. He encounters tyrannical crewmates, witnesses devastating poverty in Liverpool's streets, and befriends a mysterious dandy whose secrets unfold during their return voyage. The novel chronicles a youth's harsh awakening to life's cruelties at sea and ashore.
Book and edition facts
- Title: Redburn. His First Voyage: Being the Sailor Boy Confessions and Reminiscences of the Son-Of-A-Gentleman in the Merchant Navy
- Author credits: Melville, Herman (1819–1891)
- Catalogue language: English
Catalogue subjects
- Americans -- England -- Fiction
- Autobiographical fiction
- Bildungsromans
- Liverpool (England) -- Fiction
- Merchant mariners -- Fiction
- Sailors -- Fiction
- Sea stories
- Seafaring life -- Fiction
- Young men -- Fiction
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- Category: Adventure
- Category: American Literature
- Category: Novels
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