Moby Dick: eBook EditionJazzybee Verlag, 2012 - 566 pages Moby-Dick; or, The Whale is a novel by Herman Melville, first published in 1851. It is considered to be one of the Great American Novels and a treasure of world literature. The story tells the adventures of wandering sailor Ishmael, and his voyage on the whaleship Pequod, commanded by Captain Ahab. Ishmael soon learns that Ahab has one purpose on this voyage: to seek out Moby Dick, a ferocious, enigmatic white sperm whale. In a previous encounter, the whale destroyed Ahab's boat and bit off his leg, which now drives Ahab to take revenge. |
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Ahab's aloft beneath Bildad boat boat's body bones bows Bulkington cabin called Cape Horn Captain Ahab Cetology CHAPTER chase chief mate creature crew cried Ahab Daggoo darted dead deck devil doubloon eyes Fedallah feet fish fishery Flask flukes forecastle gunwale hand harpooneer heard heart hoisted instant iron ivory Jonah lance Leviathan living look lower mast masthead mate Moby Dick mouth Nantucket Narwhale never night oars ocean once Peleg Pequod poor Porpoise pull quarterdeck Queequeg Right Whale rolled round sail sailors seemed seen sharks ship ship's shipmates side sight soon sort soul Sperm Whale spermaceti spout standing Starbuck Steelkilt stern stood strange tail Tashtego tell thee there's thing thou thought turned voyage whale's head whaleboat whalemen whaleship White Whale wild wind wondrous