Hans vanvittige jagt på det farlige dyr bliver en kamp på liv og død, der bringer hele besætningen i fare. Herman Melville (1819-1891) var en amerikansk forfatter, hvis bøger bygger på hans egne erfaringer som sømand.
... in author's life and career * Indicates contextual events • 1819 August 1 , Herman Melville born in New York City to Allan and Maria Gansevoort Melvill Herman Melville attends New York Male High School and Columbia. 1820 * Second Great ...
... in author Herman Melville's life he only earned about $ 1,260 from the book's publication - his widow just another $ 81 . While British reviewers instantly recognized the stag- gering volume for what it was , American critics were less ...
Herman Melville. FOREWORD LOOMING'S Let the most absent - minded of men be. Moby Dick ; or , The Whale changed the course of American li- terature - though as most folks know , it took its time doing it . In fact , in author Herman ...
... in author Herman Melville's classic novella Billy Budd. Hamilton's defense of the presidential power was based on his experience with George Washington. An exemplar of classical prudence, as military commander during the American ...
Og dermed mister Byron den skrøbelige kontakt, han har haft med sin kone... Herman Wouk (1915-2019) var en amerikansk bestsellerforfatter, der skrev en lang række historiske romaner, der opnåede stor popularitet verden over.
In 'The Complete Works of Herman Melville', readers delve into the profound and complex literary world of one of the most renowned American authors of the 19th century.