1819-1891

Contains a collection of short novels by Herman Melville, with critical explanatory annotation, and includes the stories: "Bartleby, "The Scrivener", "Billy Budd", and "Benito Cereno.".

Fourteen-year-old Ishmael Leseur is certain that his name is the cause of his unhappy school life as the victim of the worst bully in his class, but when a new boy arrives, he shows Ishmael that things could be different.

A study and reinterpretation of the three nineteenth century American writers.

Contains a complete plot summary and analysis of Herman Melville's "Moby Dick", as well as discussion of the characters and themes, and includes study questions.

Biography of James Russell Lowell.

Looks at Herman Melville's "Moby Dick," discussing the characters, the humor, and connections between Ishmael and Ahab to the twenty-first century.

Discusses Melville's Battle-Pieces, a book of poems that chronicles the Civil War from John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry through Lincoln's assassination.

Like Moby Dick, these shorter works reflect many of the issues central to the 19th century and continue to illuminate contemporary social concerns.