Moby Dick - (Harper Perennial Deluxe Editions) by Herman Melville (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>In Melville's classic tale of revenge, Ishmael tells his story of becoming a whaler on the "Pequod."<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><strong>A PBS Great American Read Top 100 Pick</strong></p><p><strong>Melville's classic tale of obsession and the sea, one of the most important and enduring masterworks of nineteenth-century literature, <em>Moby Dick</em> is a riveting drama, exploring rage, hope, destiny, and the deepest questions of moral truth.</strong> </p><p>"Call me Ishmael."</p><p>Thus begins one of the most famous journeys in literature--the voyage of the whaling ship <em>Pequod</em> and its embattled, monomaniacal Captain Ahab. Ishmael quickly learns that the <em>Pequod</em>'s captain sails for revenge against the elusive Moby Dick, a sperm whale with a snow-white hump and mottled skin that destroyed Ahab's former vessel and left him crippled. As the <em>Pequod</em> sails deeper through the nights and into the sea, the divisions between man and nature begin to blur--so do the lines between good and evil, as the fates of the ship's crewmen become increasingly unclear. . . .</p><p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br><p>"Call me Ishmael."</p><p>Thus begins one of the most famous journeys in literature--the voyage of the whaling ship <em>Pequod</em> and its embattled, monomaniacal Captain Ahab. Ishmael quickly learns that the <em>Pequod</em>'s captain sails for revenge against the elusive Moby Dick, a sperm whale with a snow-white hump and mottled skin that destroyed Ahab's former vessel and left him crippled. As the <em>Pequod</em> sails deeper through the nights and into the sea, the divisions between man and nature begin to blur--so do the lines between good and evil, as the fates of the ship's crewmen become increasingly unclear....</p><p>Melville's classic tale of obsession and the sea, one of the most important and enduring masterworks of nineteenth-century literature, <em>Moby Dick</em> is a riveting drama, exploring rage, hope, destiny, and the deepest questions of moral truth. </p>
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