Moby Dick
Part seafaring adventure, part intricate guide to all things whale, this classic masterpiece holds a well–deserved place in the literary canon. Missed it in college? It’s not too late for redemption.
Its famous opening line, "Call me Ishmael," dramatic in its stark simplicity, begins an epic that is widely regarded as the greatest novel ever written by an American. Labeled variously a realistic story of whaling, a romance of unusual adventure and eccentric characters, a symbolic allegory, and a drama of heroic conflict, Moby Dick is first and foremost a great story. It has both the humor and poignancy of a simple sea ballad, as well as the depth and universality of a grand odyssey. When...






















