Project Gutenberg 1991-05-01 Public domain in the USA. 3522 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, and is based on the 1st American edition, 1851. #2701 and #2489 are the others. In addition, there is a computer-generated audio eBook, #9147, and a human audio performance, #28794. Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moby-Dick Eugene F. Irey "Moby-Dick; or, The Whale" by Herman Melville is a novel written in the mid-19th century. The book explores themes of obsession, vengeance, and humanity's relationship with nature through the experiences of its central character, Ishmael, who embarks on a whaling voyage aboard the Pequod, captained by the enigmatic and vengeful Ahab. The opening of "Moby-Dick" introduces Ishmael, who shares his existential musings and the reasons for his desire to go to sea. He portrays the bustling port city of New Bedford, highlighting the magnetic pull of the ocean on the hearts of men. As he prepares for his journey, Ishmael reflects on his own internal struggles and motivations, ultimately leading him to desire adventure in the whaling industry. He arrives in New Bedford, confronts the challenges of finding a place to stay, and has a rather amusing encounter with the landlord and an unexpected harpooneer, setting the stage for his subsequent adventures at sea. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/mobydickorwhale01melv/page/n8/mode/1up Reading ease score: 73.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. 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 Adventure Best Books Ever Listings Category: Adventure Category: Novels Category: Classics of Literature Category: American Literature 1356544 2025-09-08T21:00:14.086202 text/html 1328708 2025-09-10T13:58:48 text/html 919358 2025-09-08T21:00:44.075061 application/epub+zip 924672 2025-09-08T21:00:23.259169 application/epub+zip 794380 2025-09-08T21:00:17.262172 application/epub+zip 1108796 2025-09-08T21:01:00.457971 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1001127 2025-09-08T21:00:43.139045 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 931116 2022-09-01T03:35:24.078102 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1296798 2025-09-08T21:00:11.768164 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1277063 2025-09-10T14:02:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19422 2025-09-08T21:01:00.661968 application/rdf+xml 10049 2025-09-08T21:00:22.338152 image/jpeg 2463 2025-09-08T21:00:22.222116 image/jpeg 812020 2025-09-08T21:00:14.203210 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia