Project Gutenberg 2001-07-01 Public domain in the USA. 74858 Melville, Herman 1819 1891 Melville, Hermann Moby Dick; Or, The Whale Project Gutenberg eBook #15 is believed to have the highest quality of the three editions of this eBook in the Project Gutenberg collection. #2701 and #2489 are the others. In addition, there is a computer-generated audio eBook, #9147, and a human audio performance, #28794. Daniel Lazarus, Jonesey, and David Widger "Moby Dick; Or, The Whale" by Herman Melville is a novel written in the mid-19th century. The story follows Ishmael, a sailor on a whaling voyage, who seeks adventure and escape from his gloomy life on land. As he embarks on this journey, he becomes drawn into the complex world of whaling and is introduced to the ominous figure of Captain Ahab, whose obsession with a legendary white whale ultimately drives the narrative. At the start of the novel, Ishmael introduces himself and shares his philosophy about the sea as a remedy for his melancholic disposition. He muses on the magnetic pull of the ocean, describing not only his own urge to set sail but also the collective longing of city dwellers for the water. Ishmael's journey takes him to New Bedford, where he experiences a series of humorous and strange encounters while seeking lodging before joining a whaling ship. As he navigates his way through the town, he is introduced to Queequeg, a tattooed harpooner with a mysterious past, setting the stage for a unique friendship that unfolds amidst the backdrop of whaling adventures. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Whaling -- Fiction Sea stories Psychological fiction Ship captains -- Fiction Adventure stories Mentally ill -- Fiction Ahab, Captain (Fictitious character) -- Fiction Whales -- Fiction Whaling ships -- Fiction PS Text Best Books Ever Listings Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 1453636 1453561 2024-10-02T04:29:09.697812 2023-10-02T04:34:43.462887 text/html text/html 1504234 2021-08-18T00:41:02 text/html; charset=utf-8 627059 2024-10-02T04:29:26.830721 application/epub+zip 650582 2024-10-02T04:29:14.124789 application/epub+zip 635657 2024-10-02T04:29:12.062811 application/epub+zip 1094376 2024-10-02T04:29:37.799669 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 970945 2024-10-02T04:29:25.580739 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 935512 2022-09-02T05:34:20.896866 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1276290 1276266 2024-10-02T04:29:07.287847 2023-10-02T04:34:41.460871 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 1276235 2021-08-18T00:41:22 text/plain; charset=utf-8 19606 2024-10-02T04:29:37.991661 application/rdf+xml 13236 2024-10-02T04:29:12.856786 image/jpeg 3757 2024-10-02T04:29:12.553802 image/jpeg 603549 2024-10-02T04:29:09.816848 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia