ハ−マン・メルヴィル

Ignoring prophecies of doom, the seafarer Ishmael joins the crew of a whaling expedition that is an obsession for the ship's captain, Ahab. Once maimed by the White Whale, Moby Dick, Ahab has set out on a voyage of revenge....

The outcast youth Ishmael, succumbing to wanderlust during a dreary New England autumn, signs up for passage aboard a whaling ship. The Pequod sails under the command of the one-legged Captain Ahab, who has set himself on a monomaniacal quest to capture the cunning white whale that robbed him of...

巨大な白い鯨〈モービィ・ディック〉をめぐって繰り広げられる，アメリカの作家メルヴィル（1819―1891）の最高傑作．本書は海洋冒険小説の枠組みに納まりきらない，法外なスケールとスタイルを誇る，象徴性に満ちあふれた「知的ごった煮」であり，およそ鯨に関することは何もかも盛り込んだ「鯨の百科全書」でもある．

From its famous opening line to its thunderous final confrontation, Moby Dick by Herman Melville stands as one of the great monuments of American literature. Narrated by Ishmael, the novel follows the whaling ship Pequod as it sails under the command of Captain Ahab—a man consumed by his...

Moby-Dick is widely considered to be the Great American Novel and a treasure of world literature....

"Call me Ishmael." Thus starts the greatest American novel....

Its famous opening line, "Call me Ishmael", dramatic in its stark simplicity, begins an epic that is widely regarded as the greatest novel ever written by an American. Labeled variously a realistic story of whaling, a romance of unusual adventure and eccentric characters, a symbolic allegory...

A collection of classic short stories, including works by Herman Melville, H. G. Wells, Stephen Crane....

Herman Melville’s classic masterpiece tells the story of the wandering sailor Ishmael and his voyage on the whaleship Pequod, commanded by Captain Ahab....

The Herman Melville Collection includes 4 of Melville's most beloved works: Moby Dick; Bartleby, the Scrivener; Billy Budd; and Typee.

"It is the horrible texture of a fabric that should be woven of ships' cables and hawsers. A Polar wind blows through it, and birds of prey hover over it."...

This carefully curated collection brings together some of the most influential and enduring works in American literature.

Questo romanzo non è un'allegoria (come Melville sottolineava ardentemente), quanto invece lo specchio di quello che riconosciamo come allegoria in esso; Moby Dick è...

Unter dem finsteren Kapitän Ahab kreuzt eine gemischte Mannschaft rauer Walfänger auf ihrem unheimlichen Schiff über die vier Weltmeere. Sie jagen den...

An adapted and illustrated edition of Herman Melville's Moby Dick - at an easy-to-read level for all ages! Ishmael is looking for work at sea and joins...

Billy Budd, Sailor is a novella by Herman Melville. Budd is a sailor who strikes and inadvertently kills John Claggart. The ship's Captain, Edward Vere, is aware of Budd's lack of intent but the law of mutiny requires him to sentence Billy to be hanged....

Reegarded by many as the greatest American novel, Herman Melville’s tale of the hunt for the white whale, Moby-Dick, is a sublime work of the imagination, an American Odyssey.

Moby Dick by Herman Melville is one of the most celebrated works of fiction in the English language, a cornerstone of American literature, and an unflinching exploration of the human spirit. First published in 1851, this timeless classic has captivated generations with its daring narrative and...

Contents: - Washington Irving. The Legend of Sleepy Hollow - Edgar Allan Poe. The Gold Bug - Herman Melville. Bartleby, the Scrivener - Bret Harte ...

The Ultimate Classics Collection: Volume One is a continent-hopping, century-spanning collection of 15 essential classic novels by British, American, and Russian authors, read by a cast of incredible narrators including Stephen Fry, Jason Isaacs, Adjoa Andoh, David Rintoul, and many more.