Synopses & Reviews
"Call me Ishmael" is the iconic opening line of Herman Melvilles classic American novel,
Moby-Dick. Ishmael is a seaman aboard the whaling vessel,
Pequod, under the vengeful captain, Ahab. Maniacally seeking retribution from the great white sperm whale called Moby-Dick the whale responsible for the captains missing leg Ahab leads the crew on a quest to kill the infamous beast. A fictional work based on actual events,
Moby-Dick is a classic that has been enjoyed for generations and is now available as part of the
Word Cloud Classic series, making it a stylish and affordable addition to any library.
Lexile score: 1230L
Review
". . . for there is no folly of the beast of the earth which is not infinitely outdone by the madness of men." from the book
Synopsis
..".for there is no folly of the beast of the earth which is not infinitely outdone by the madness of men."--Herman Melville,
Moby-Dick "Call me Ishmael" is the iconic opening line of Herman Melville's classic American novel, Moby-Dick. Ishmael is a seaman aboard the whaling vessel, Pequod, under the vengeful captain, Ahab. Maniacally seeking retribution from the great white sperm whale called Moby-Dick--the whale responsible for the captain's missing leg--Ahab leads the crew on a quest to kill the infamous beast. A fictional work based on actual events, Moby-Dick is a classic that has been enjoyed for generations, and it's now available as part of the Word Cloud Classic series, making it a stylish and affordable addition to any library.
About the Author
Herman Melville (18191891) was an American writer best known for the novel Moby-Dick. His first three books gained much contemporary attention, but after a fast-blooming literary success in the late 1840s, his popularity declined precipitously and never recovered during his lifetime.