Presents Herman Melville's classic novel "Moby Dick" about Captain Ahab's obsession with finding and killing the great white whale that took off his leg.
Herman Melville's classic novel "Billy Budd, Sailor," with introduction, chronology of the author's life, timeline of events, critical analysis, explanatory and textual notes, and discussion questions.
Presents the unabridged texts of two short stories by Herman Melville, including "Bartleby," a moral allegory set in the business world of mid-nineteenth-century New York; and "Benito Cereno," a parable of man's struggle against the forces of evil.