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The Herman Melville Library

The Herman Melville Library

著者： Herman Melville
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 Beneath the wide and wandering sky, this podcast casts its lines into the deep waters of story, history, and the restless questions that follow humankind wherever the tide may carry it. Each episode is a voyage - part chronicle, part meditation - where books become ships and ideas the shifting winds that drive them onward. Listeners are invited to step aboard, to hear tales of ambition and obsession, of quiet scholarship and roaring seas, and to consider what it means to chase knowledge across an ever-moving horizon. Come not merely to listen, but to sail, through the books of Herman Melville.Public domain
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  • Omoo Chapter Chapters 75-76

    Omoo Chapter Chapters 75-76
    2026/03/09
    In which our wanderers make a leisurely exploration of the village of Partoowye, observing both the native dwellings and the ambitious yet ill-fated attempts of a Yankee carpenter to improve local architecture, before seeking access to the reclusive queen’s residence without success. Afterwards, they meet a disconsolate English ship-carpenter entangled in a romantic quandary, pay a calling upon the solitary whaler Leviathan anchored in the harbour, and muse upon her worn but steadfast appearance.
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    16 分
  • Omoo Chapter Chapters 73-74

    Omoo Chapter Chapters 73-74
    2026/03/09
    In which the weary travellers find welcome and unexpected kindness in the home of Ereemear Po-Po, a man of standing whose Christian devotion and family customs offer a rare glimpse of piety amidst the island life; refreshed by simple hospitality, meals, and new garments, they settle into an abode where native and European ways quietly mingle. As daylight reveals the tasteful simplicity of the house and the affections of its inhabitants, they are drawn into the gentle rhythms of daily life, marked by solemn prayers, shared repasts, and the crafting of a sailor’s hat adorned with a token of friendship.
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    17 分
  • Omoo Chapter Chapters 77-78

    Omoo Chapter Chapters 77-78
    2026/03/09
    In which a group of roving sailors, newly wealthy and emboldened, undertake a reckless voyage ending in shipwreck and uneasy refuge among island natives, while a cautious courtship unfolds between a doctor and the elusive daughter of the local chief. In which an unexpected encounter with a striking English lady on a spirited pony leads to an exploration of a thriving sugar plantation and the introduction of its hospitable owner, sparking admiration and curiosity in equal measure.
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    12 分
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