Moby Dick;: or, The whale.
(Large Print)
Uniform Title:
Author:
Published:
New York, F. Watts, [1968?].
Format:
Large Print
Edition:
Large type ed., complete and unabridged.
Physical Desc:
xxvii, 817 pages 29 cm.
Lexile measure:
1200L
Status:
Description
"This edition of Moby-Dick, released in honor of the book's sesquicentennial, is the authoritative text of one of the world's great adventure stories. A crew of whalers sets out in pursuit of a fierce white whale that cost their captain his leg on a previous expedition. Their names ring through the canon of American literature: Ishmael, the narrator; Queequeg, a South Seas harpooner; Starbuck, the sober and serious chief mate; and above all Captain Ahab, part Faust and part Job, leading his men to the ends of the earth - and the destiny he will share with his foe." "Melville was heavily influenced and inspired by his experiences as a young cabin boy on the whaler Acushnet and later in the U.S. Navy sailing the Atlantic and the South Seas. His novel Typee and its sequel, Omoo, are accounts of his capture and subsequent captivity at the hands of a tribe of cannibals in the South Pacific Marquesas Islands. Both works were highly successful, and thus the lukewarm reaction to Moby-Dick upon its release in 1851 was a blow to Melville, who had set out to write a "mighty book" on a "mighty theme." It was not until the 1920s that Moby-Dick began to receive the critical attention it deserved. Today Moby-Dick is recognized as one of the premier American epics and indeed the ultimate tale of obsession and revenge." "This text of Moby-Dick is an Approved Text of the Center for Scholarly Editions (Modern Language Association of America)."--Jacket.
Copies
Location
Call Number
Status
West Haven Louis Piantino Adult Large Print Fiction
LP FIC MELVILLE
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Language:
English
Accelerated Reader:
UG
Level 10.3, 42 Points
Level 10.3, 42 Points
Lexile measure:
1200
Notes
General Note
"A Keith Jennison book."
Citations
APA Citation (style guide)
Melville, H. (1968). Moby Dick: or, The whale. Large type ed., complete and unabridged. New York, F. Watts.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Melville, Herman, 1819-1891. 1968. Moby Dick: Or, The Whale. New York, F. Watts.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Melville, Herman, 1819-1891, Moby Dick: Or, The Whale. New York, F. Watts, 1968.
MLA Citation (style guide)Melville, Herman. Moby Dick: Or, The Whale. Large type ed., complete and unabridged. New York, F. Watts, 1968.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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Grouped Work ID:
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Record Information
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