Project Gutenberg 2001-07-01 Public domain in the USA. 115502 Melville, Herman 1819 1891 Melville, Hermann Moby Dick; Or, The Whale Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moby-Dick 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.) Reading ease score: 73.3 (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 Best Books Ever Listings Category: Adventure Category: Novels Category: Classics of Literature Category: American Literature 1472004 2025-07-02T03:58:17.365287 text/html 1475732 2025-01-19T06:27:33 text/html 628083 2025-07-02T03:58:31.964229 application/epub+zip 651079 2025-07-02T03:58:20.931254 application/epub+zip 636151 2025-07-02T03:58:19.408304 application/epub+zip 1092687 2025-07-02T03:58:41.606206 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 971045 2025-07-02T03:58:30.844238 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 935512 2022-09-02T05:34:20.896866 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1276288 2025-07-02T03:58:14.758275 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1256529 2025-01-19T06:27:33 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18709 2025-07-02T03:58:41.739172 application/rdf+xml 13236 2025-07-02T03:58:19.932231 image/jpeg 3757 2025-07-02T03:58:19.671246 image/jpeg 604467 2025-07-02T03:58:17.470247 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