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Moby Dick, or, The Whale (Modern Library) by Herman Melville is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Moby Dick, or, The Whale (Modern Library) about?
"Call me Ishmael" is one of the most familiar and oft-quoted opening lines ever written. Although it was originally published in 1851 to little success or acclaim, Moby Dick is generally regarded as Herman Melville's masterpiece and in many circles as the Great American Novel. <br> Melville's epic story of Captain Ahab's obsessive hunt for the great white whale recalls Job in his quest for justice and Oedipus on his crusade for the truth. The tragic figure of Ahab, in whom virtuous and murderous
Who reads Moby Dick, or, The Whale (Modern Library)?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Herman Melville
- Publisher
- Encyclopaedia Britannica, Penguin Books
- Published
- 1952
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780679602903
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Literary Fiction, Fiction, Literary
- Rating
- 3.95 / 5 (181 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-24
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