The now-beloved book, which centers on a sailor seeking revenge against a sperm whale, was initially met with lukewarm sales, only achieving...
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Between 1839 and 1844 Herman Melville worked aboard three whaleships as well as other sailing vessels. Melville scholar Mary K. Bercaw...
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On Nov. 14, 1851, Herman Melville's novel “Moby-Dick; Or, The Whale” was published in the United States, almost a month after being released...
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Happy birthday, Herman Melville! On Aug. 1, 1819, the author who painstakingly crafted “Moby-Dick” came into the world — and,...
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The city's installation of a statue of Melville on the streets he made legendary will help us to better tell our story to the world that...
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In the Prison Pen by Herman Melville. The desolation of a prisoner-of-war camp in the American civil war is drawn with tragic power.
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Wild and Distant Seas” is an inventive, atmospheric, female-centric story spun from a minor character in “Moby-Dick.”
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1919 was a big year for literary centenaries. James Russell Lowell, poet, critic, and diplomat, was feted at Columbia University and the Ritz-Carlton,...
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“Moby-Dick” was published in 1851, but The New York Times didn't review it. In fact, The Times didn't mention Herman Melville until 1861...
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Outside of American literature courses, it doesn't seem likely that many Americans are reading Herman Melville these days.
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