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One of the great works of American literature, Moby-Dick is the epic tale of one man’s fight against a force of nature. 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...

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．

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

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...

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...

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

Moby Dick, which has been considered the great American novel, was first published in 1851. For material, Melville drew on his experience on whaling ships between 1841 and 1844, the sinking of the whaling vessel Essex in 1820, and extensive perusal of literature on whaling....

A splash of the sea and the salt in the ocean air signals the beginning of the greatest whaling adventure of all time. This is literature's great voyage...

Featured title on PBS's The Great American Read in 2018 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. With godlike...

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

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

The American Classics Collection is a century-spanning collection of 17 classic novels, short stories, essay, and poetry by American authors, read by a cast of incredible narrators.

L'incredibile avventura del Capitano Ahab e di "Moby Dick", la grande balena bianca, in lingua inglese! Una collana di Classici della letteratura in lingua originale, per giovani desiderosi di imparare una nuova lingua, in forma ridotta per renderli più facili. Pubblicati come audiolibri...

Herman Melville, born in 1819 in New York City, led a life filled with adventure, literary exploration, and contemplation. His early experiences as a sailor aboard whaling ships provided the inspiration for his most famous work, "Moby-Dick"....

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.

Following Sterling's spectacularly successful launch of its children's classic novels (240,000 books in print to date),comes a dazzling new series: Classic Starts. The stories are unabridged and have been rewritten for younger audiences. Classic Starts treats the world's beloved tales (and...

Ismael, un joven con experiencia en la marina mercante, decide que su siguiente viaje será en un ballenero....

Sadly left unfinished by his death in 1891, Melville’s novella Billy Budd is acclaimed by critics and quickly took its place in the literary canon.

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

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