{"title":"Herman Melville","description":"Herman Melville was born in August 1, 1819, in New York City, the son of a merchant. Only twelve when his father died bankrupt, young Herman tried work as a bank clerk, as a cabin-boy on a trip to Liverpool, and as an elementary schoolteacher, before shipping in January 1841 on the whaler Acushnet, bound for the Pacific. Deserting ship the following year in the Marquesas, he made his way to Tahiti and Honolulu, returning as ordinary seaman on the frigate United States to Boston, where he was discharged in October 1844. Books based on these adventures won him immediate success. By 1850 he was married, had acquired a farm near Pittsfield, Massachussetts (where he was the impetuous friend and neighbor of Nathaniel Hawthorne), and was hard at work on his masterpiece Moby-Dick.Literary success soon faded; his complexity increasingly alienated readers. After a visit to the Holy Land in January 1857, he turned from writing prose fiction to poetry. In 1863, during the Civil War, he moved back to New York City, where from 1866-1885 he was a deputy inspector in the Custom House, and where, in 1891, he died. A draft of a final prose work, Billy Budd, Sailor, was left unfinished and uncollated, packed tidily away by his widow, where it remained until its rediscovery and publication in 1924. Andrew Delbanco was born in 1952. Educated at Harvard, he has lectured extensively throughout the United States and abroad. He writes frequently on American culture for many national journals and papers, and has co-directed a number of seminars for high school and college teachers at the National Endowment for the Humanities Center and under the sponsorship of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Among his previous works are The Death of Satan, Required Reading, A New England Anthology, and The Puritan Ordeal, which received the 1990 Lionel Trilling Award at Columbia University, where he is Julian Clarence Levi Professor in the Humanities. Mr. Delbanco lives in New York City with his wife and two children. Tom Quirk is the Catherine Paine Middlebush Professor of English at the University of Missouri-Columbia. He is the editor of the Penguin Classics editions of Mark Twain's Tales, Speeches, Essays, and Sketches (1994) and Ambrose Bierce's Tales of Soldiers and Civilians and Other Stories (2000) and co-editor of The Portable American Realism Reader (1997). His other books include Coming to Grips with Huckleberry Finn (1993), Mark Twain: A Study of the Short Fiction (1997) and Nothing Abstract: Investigations in the American Literary Imagination (2001).","products":[{"product_id":"moby-dick-hardcover","title":"Moby Dick - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHerman Melville\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eChristopher McBride\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJourney to the heart of the sea with this larger-than-life classic.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRegarded as the Great American Novel, \u003ci\u003eMoby Dick\u003c\/i\u003e is the ultimate tale of seeking vengeance. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNarrated by the crew member Ishmael, this epic whaling adventure follows the crew of the \u003ci\u003ePequod\u003c\/i\u003e, as its captain, Ahab, descends deeper and deeper into madness on his quest to find and kill the white whale that maimed him. Beyond the surface--of ship life, whaling, and the hunt for the elusive Moby Dick--are allegorical references to life, and even the universe, in this masterpiece by Herman Melville. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eComplete and unabridged, this newly designed edition features: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn elegant faux-leather cover with foil-embossed designs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduction by American literature scholar Christopher McBride\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA timeline of the life and times of the author, Herman Melville\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGorgeously designed, this heirloom-quality classic is an ideal edition for book lovers to acquire for their home library. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEssential volumes for the shelves of every classic literature lover, these deluxe classics editions include beautifully presented works from some of the most important authors in literary history. Other \u003cb\u003eChartwell Deluxe Editions\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003einclude \u003ci\u003eLittle Women\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAlice's Adventures in Wonderland\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Essential Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAnne of Green Gables\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Inferno\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDracula\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Republic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Iliad\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMeditations\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eIrish Fairy and Folk Tales\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHerman Melville \u003c\/b\u003ewas an American novelist, short story writer, and poet of the American Renaissance period. Among his best-known works are \u003ci\u003eMoby Dick\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTypee\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBilly Budd\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cb\u003eChristopher McBride\u003c\/b\u003e holds a PhD in English from Claremont Graduate University and has taught writing and literature at a number of colleges. He writes about nineteenth- and twentieth-century American literature with an emphasis on travel writers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 504\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 7.7 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 25, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50101122171103,"sku":"9780785846215","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/nVgRmUwBxb9780785846215.webp?v=1782774772"},{"product_id":"bartleby-the-scrivener-paperback","title":"Bartleby the Scrivener - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHerman Melville\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBartleby The Scrivener is a novella written by Herman Melville. The story revolves around a lawyer who hires a new copyist named Bartleby to work in his office. Bartleby is initially a diligent worker, but over time he begins to refuse to do any work, stating that he would \"\"prefer not to.\"\" The lawyer is initially patient with Bartleby, but as his behavior becomes more erratic and he refuses to leave the office even after being fired, the lawyer becomes increasingly frustrated and confused.The story is a commentary on the dehumanizing effects of modern society and the struggle for individuality in a world that values conformity. It also explores themes of isolation, alienation, and the nature of authority. Melville's writing style is characterized by its use of vivid imagery and complex themes, and Bartleby The Scrivener is considered one of his most significant works. The novella has been adapted into several films and has been widely studied and analyzed by literary scholars.At the period just preceding the advent of Bartleby, I had two persons as copyists in my employment, and a promising lad as an office-boy. First, Turkey; second, Nippers; third, Ginger Nut. These may seem names, the like of which are not usually found in the Directory. In truth they were nicknames, mutually conferred upon each other by my three clerks, and were deemed expressive of their respective persons or characters.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 48\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.1 x 9.25 x 7.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 17, 2004\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50101140029663,"sku":"9781419109003","price":25.85,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/uV2aIPk1m79781419109003.webp?v=1783949845"},{"product_id":"israel-potter-his-fifty-years-of-exile-paperback","title":"Israel Potter: His Fifty Years of Exile - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHerman Melville\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRobert S. Levine\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by), \u003cb\u003eRobert S. Levine\u003c\/b\u003e (Notes by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe authoritative edition of Melville's only historical novel\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Based on the life of an actual soldier who claimed to have fought at Bunker Hill, \u003ci\u003eIsrael Potter\u003c\/i\u003e is unique among Herman Melville's books: a novel in the guise of a biography. In telling the story of Israel Potter's fall from Revolutionary War hero to peddler on the streets of London, where he obtained a livelihood by crying \"Old Chairs to Mend,\" Melville alternated between invented scenes and historical episodes, granting cameos to such famous men of the era as Benjamin Franklin (Potter may have been his secret courier) and John Paul Jones, and providing a portrait of the American Revolution as the rollicking adventure and violent series of events that it really was. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This edition of \u003ci\u003eIsrael Potter\u003c\/i\u003e, which reproduces the definitive text, includes selections from Potter's autobiography, \u003ci\u003eLife and Remarkable Adventures of Israel R. Potter\u003c\/i\u003e, the basis for Melville's novel. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHerman Melville \u003c\/b\u003ewas born in August 1, 1819, in New York City, the son of a merchant. Only twelve when his father died bankrupt, young Herman tried work as a bank clerk, as a cabin-boy on a trip to Liverpool, and as an elementary schoolteacher, before shipping in January 1841 on the whaler Acushnet, bound for the Pacific. Deserting ship the following year in the Marquesas, he made his way to Tahiti and Honolulu, returning as ordinary seaman on the frigate United States to Boston, where he was discharged in October 1844. Books based on these adventures won him immediate success. By 1850 he was married, had acquired a farm near Pittsfield, Massachussetts (where he was the impetuous friend and neighbor of Nathaniel Hawthorne), and was hard at work on his masterpiece \u003ci\u003eMoby-Dick\u003c\/i\u003e. Literary success soon faded; his complexity increasingly alienated readers. After a visit to the Holy Land in January 1857, he turned from writing prose fiction to poetry. In 1863, during the Civil War, he moved back to New York City, where from 1866-1885 he was a deputy inspector in the Custom House, and where, in 1891, he died. A draft of a final prose work, \u003ci\u003eBilly Budd, Sailor\u003c\/i\u003e, was left unfinished and uncollated, packed tidily away by his widow, where it remained until its rediscovery and publication in 1924.\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert S. 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Once in Liverpool, Redburn encounters the squalid conditions of the city and meets Harry Bolton, a bereft and damaged soul, who takes him on a tour of London that includes a scene of rococo decadence unlike anything else in Melville's fiction. In her Introduction, Elizabeth Hardwick writes, \"\u003ci\u003eRedburn\u003c\/i\u003e is rich in masterful portraits--a gallery of wild colors, pretensions and falsehoods, fleeting associations of unexpected tenderness. . . . \u003ci\u003eRedburn\u003c\/i\u003e is not a document; it is a work of art by the unexpected genius of a sailor, Herman Melville.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis Modern Library Paperback Classic is set from the text of the first American edition of 1849.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawn from Melville's own adolescent experience aboard a merchant ship, \"Redburn charts the coming-of-age of Wellingborough Redburn, a young innocent who embarks on a crossing to Liverpool together with a roguish crew. Once in Liverpool, Redburn encounters the squalid conditions of the city and meets Harry Bolton, a bereft and damaged soul, who takes him on a tour of London that includes a scene of rococo decadence unlike anything else in Melville's fiction. In her Introduction, Elizabeth Hardwick writes, \"\"Redburn is rich in masterful portraits--a gallery of wild colors, pretensions and falsehoods, fleeting associations of unexpected tenderness. . . . \"Redburn is not a document; it is a work of art by the unexpected genius of a sailor, Herman Melville.\" \u003cbr\u003eThis Modern Library Paperback Classic is set from the text of the first American edition of 1849.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eElizabeth Hardwick\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of many books and essays, including \u003ci\u003eAmerican Fictions\u003c\/i\u003e (available from Modern Library Paperbacks) and \u003ci\u003eHerman Melville\u003c\/i\u003e. 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In the opinion of many critics it is Melville's most significant work after Moby Dick, and one of the most remarkable short novels ever written.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 86\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.18 x 9.02 x 5.98 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 03, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Billy Budd, Sailor\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 10.6\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50101573550303,"sku":"9781505289152","price":9.45,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/bpR-8ANSl9781505289152.webp?v=1783248505"},{"product_id":"the-confidence-man-paperback","title":"The Confidence-Man - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHerman Melville\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJohn Bryant\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"In \u003ci\u003eThe Confidence-Man\u003c\/i\u003e,\" writes John Bryant in his Introduction, \"Melville found a way to render our tragic sense of self and society through the comic strategies of the confidence game. He puts the reader in the game to play its parts and to contemplate the inconsistencies of its knaves and fools.\" Set on a Mississippi steamer on April Fool's Day and populated by a series of shape-shifting con men, \u003ci\u003eThe Confidence-Man\u003c\/i\u003e is a challenging metaphysical and ethical exploration of antebellum American society. Set from the first American edition of 1857, this Modern Library paperback includes an Appendix with Bryant's innovative \"fluid text\" analysis of early manuscript fragments from Melville's novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn The Confidence-Man,\" writes John Bryant in his Introduction, \"Melville found a way to render our tragic sense of self and society through the comic strategies of the confidence game. He puts the reader in the game to play its parts and to contemplate the inconsistencies of its knaves and fools.\" Set on a Mississippi steamer on April Fool's Day and populated by a series of shape-shifting con men, \"The Confidence-Man is a challenging metaphysical and ethical exploration of antebellum American society. Set from the first American edition of 1857, this Modern Library paperback includes an Appendix with Bryant's innovative \"fluid text\" analysis of early manuscript fragments from Melville's novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Bryant\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor of English at Hofstra University and the editor of the Melville Society's journal, \u003ci\u003eLeviathan\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eMelville and Repose\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Fluid Text\u003c\/i\u003e. 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The story is told by Ishmael, a sailor aboard a whaling ship captained by Ahab who embarks on an obsessive quest for revenge against a giant sperm whale that bit off his leg on a previous voyage. Originally receiving mixed reviews, \"Moby Dick\" was a failure when first published and was no longer in print when Melvillie died in 1891. Today, however, it is considered a \"Great American Novel\" known the world over. \"Moby-Dick; or, The Whale\" is highly recommended for all lovers of literature and deserves a place on every bookshelf. Herman Melville (1819-1891) was an American short story writer, poet, and novelist during the American Renaissance period. Other notable works by this author include: \"Typee\" (1846), \"Bartleby, the Scrivener\" (1853), and \"The Encantadas\" (1854). Read \u0026amp; Co. 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This remarkable tale of high adventure is laced with whaling lore and philosophical, Biblical and Shakespearean resonances. Indeed, Faulkner confessed he wished he had written it himself, while, D. H. 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Herman Melville was inspired to write Moby Dick by the 1821 biographical account Narrative of the Most Extraordinary and Distressing Shipwreck of the Whale-ship Essex (Cosimo Classics, 2015), which in turn inspired the 2000 novel and 2015 movie, In the Heart of the Sea. HERMAN MELVILLE (1819-1891) was an American novelist. Born in New York, Melville lived and worked in the city for many years before moving with his family to Massachusetts, where he enjoyed a short friendship with author Nathaniel Hawthorne. Many of Melville's books are inspired by his own experiences; he sailed on merchant and whaling ships, spent time on the Marquesas Islands with natives, and spent time in England, Egypt, and Palestine. Melville even wrote poetry reflecting on the American Civil War. He eventually retired in New York City, where he was buried in the Bronx, relatively unknown. 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