sea stories, american

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.".

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

Presents eight stories in which apprentice seamen, ships' masters, fishermen, and casual sailors face life-or-death struggles while traveling the oceans of the world.

Traces the process and influences behind the writing of Herman Melville's novel, Moby Dick, which was published in the 1850s and based on the author's own experience at sea.

Presents eight stories in which apprentice seamen, ships' masters, fishermen, and casual sailors face life-or-death struggles while traveling the oceans of the world.