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Moby-Dick or, The Whale (Penguin Classics) by Herman Melville is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

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Genre: Challenge, Fiction, Literature ebook, 861 pages Paperback, 654 pages Published: 1851 Edition: Penguin Enriched eBook Classic (2009) Goodreads Best Books of the 19th Century Guardian/Mccrum 100 Best Novels Greatest Books (amalgamated list of best books) Introduction by: Andrew Delbanco (1992) Notes and glossary by: Tom Quirk (1992) Foreword by: Nathaniel Philbrick (2001) Penguin eBook Classic features by: Mary K. Bercaw Edwards (2009) Illustrations by: Rockwell Kent Over a century and a half after its publication, Moby-Dick still stands as an indisputable literary classic. It is the story of an eerily compelling madman pursuing an unholy war against a creature as vast and dangerous and unknowable as the sea itself. But more than just a novel of adventure, more than an encyclopedia of whaling lore and legend, Moby-Dick is a haunting, mesmerizing, and important social commentary populated with several of the most unforgettable and enduring characters in literature. Written with wonderfully redemptive humor, Moby-Dick is a profound and timeless inquiry into character, faith, and the nature of perception. This edition includes a foreword by Nathaniel Philbrick, author of the ph

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Author
Herman Melville
Publisher
Penguin Books; Penguin Group
Published
1851
Language
EN
ISBN
9780199535729
Category
work of fiction
Subjects
Fiction, Literary Fiction, Political Science
Rating
3.47 / 5 (363,694 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-14

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