The Condensed Moby Dick: Abridged for the Modern Reader, Paperback/Herman Melville

An publicare
2012
Nr. Pagini
104
ISBN
9781475052176

Descriere

Contributor(s):Author: Herman Melville Translator: Bookcaps This book is annotated. Moby Dick is one of the greatest American novels ever wrote. If you've always wanted to read the classic, but just don't have the time, this abridged version can help. At just 20, 000 words long, this version of the classic novel will let you read Melville's classic in just hours, and provide you with an excellent overview of the entire novel. The story tells the adventures of the wandering sailor Ishmael, and his voyage on the whaleship Pequod, commanded by Captain Ahab. Ishmael soon learns that Ahab seeks one specific whale: Moby Dick, a ferocious, enigmatic white sperm whale. In a previous encounter, the whale destroyed Ahab's boat and bit off his leg. Ahab intends to take revenge.

Despre autor

Herman Melville
Herman Melville
scriitor american · 1819–1891

Herman Melville a fost un scriitor și eseist american, cunoscut mai ales pentru romanul său Moby Dick, care l-a făcut celebru postum.

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