Project Gutenberg 2015-11-15 Public domain in the USA. 676 Weaver, Raymond M. (Raymond Melbourne) 1888 1948 Weaver, Raymond Melbourne Weaver, Raymond W. 22000267 Herman Melville, Mariner and Mystic Produced by Henry Flower and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Herman Melville, Mariner and Mystic" by Raymond M. Weaver is a biographical account written in the early 20th century. The book examines the life, experiences, and literary contributions of Herman Melville, an influential American author best known for his novel "Moby-Dick." The focus is on Melville's tumultuous career, reflecting on his early successes and the subsequent obscurity he faced, as well as offering insights into the personal and cultural contexts of his life, including his rich lineage and struggles with recognition. The opening of this biography sets the stage for Melville's complex character and multifaceted life experiences. It starts with a letter from Melville to his friend Nathaniel Hawthorne, hinting at his sense of melancholy and the burdens of literary fame. Weaver portrays Melville as a "gentleman adventurer" who immersed himself in the harsh realities of life at sea and the cultural richness of the Pacific, which informed his later writings. The narrative delves into themes of ambition and despair, underscoring Melville's ironic relationship with fame and the literary establishment, as well as exploring his inner conflicts and philosophical leanings. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 67.6 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Novelists, American -- 19th century -- Biography Melville, Herman, 1819-1891 PS Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: Literature Category: Biographies 1014460 2025-06-20T08:32:56.170359 text/html 968175 2024-10-22T23:27:16 text/html 4362949 2025-06-20T08:33:13.738774 application/epub+zip 4355213 2025-06-20T08:32:59.402345 application/epub+zip 463306 2025-06-20T08:32:57.631327 application/epub+zip 4594536 2025-06-20T08:33:24.197697 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 4511931 2025-06-20T08:33:11.330270 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 654378 2022-09-22T18:49:18.823473 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 853431 2025-06-20T08:32:53.996380 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 833516 2024-10-22T23:27:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16599 2025-06-20T08:33:24.386721 application/rdf+xml 20690 2025-06-20T08:32:57.861340 image/jpeg 2697 2025-06-20T08:32:57.745341 image/jpeg 4036733 2025-06-20T08:32:56.410348 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