Cover of Moby Dick; Or, The Whale by Herman Melville
Public domain title via Project Gutenberg
Best Books Ever Listings Verified Public Domain

Moby Dick; Or, The Whale

By Herman Melville

"Moby Dick; Or, The Whale" by Herman Melville is an epic novel published in 1851. Sailor Ishmael narrates the obsessive quest of Captain Ahab, who commands the whaling ship Pequod in pursuit of Moby Dick, a giant white sperm whale that destroyed his leg. Ahab's monomaniacal hunt for vengeance…

Catalog ID Project Gutenberg eBook #2701
Language English
Archive Source Project Gutenberg
Access Level 100% Free & Private
Read in Mai.Reads View Source Record

About this Edition

"Moby Dick; Or, The Whale" by Herman Melville is an epic novel published in 1851. Sailor Ishmael narrates the obsessive quest of Captain Ahab, who commands the whaling ship Pequod in pursuit of Moby Dick, a giant white sperm whale that destroyed his leg. Ahab's monomaniacal hunt for vengeance drives the ship and its diverse crew across the world's oceans, blending realistic whaling details with profound explorations of good, evil, fate, and human nature in this cornerstone of American literature. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Subjects & Topics

Adventure storiesAhab, Captain (Fictitious character) -- FictionMentally ill -- FictionPsychological fictionSea storiesShip captains -- FictionWhales -- FictionWhaling -- FictionWhaling ships -- FictionBest Books Ever Listings
Crime and Punishment
Best Books Ever Listings Crime and Punishment Fyodor Dostoyevsky
The Adventures of Ferdinand Count Fathom — Complete
Best Books Ever Listings The Adventures of Ferdinand Count Fathom — Complete T. (Tobias) Smollett
The Adventures of Roderick Random
Best Books Ever Listings The Adventures of Roderick Random T. (Tobias) Smollett