Moby Dick / Melville, Herman

The chronicle of a young seaman who joins the crew of the whaling ship Pequod, led by the fanatical Captain Ahab, a sailor whose obsession with pursuing the white whale Moby Dick threatens to lead them all to disaster.

Herman Melville's classic novel about a young seaman who joins the crew of a whaling ship commanded by the fanatical Captain Ahab, who is in pursuit of a white whale. Includes introduction, textual and explanatory notes, and chronology.

Captain Ahab's determination to find and kill the great white whale becomes an obsession driving him to disaster.

A guide to reading "Moby Dick" with a critical and appreciative mind. Includes background on the author's life and times, sample tests, term paper suggestions, and a reading list.

Captain Ahab's determination to find and kill the great white whale becomes an obsession driving him to disaster.