Why read Moby-Dick? /

Shares expert guidelines on how to read and appreciate Herman Melville's classic work, offering insight into its history, characters, and themes while explaining its literary relevance in the modern world.

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Main Author: Philbrick, Nathaniel
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, N.Y. : Viking, 2011.
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