The young sailor Ishmael befriends a tattooed Polynesian harpooner named Queequeg, and finds himself aboard the Pequod, which is captained by the obsessive Captain Ahab... Zobraziť viac
With an Introduction and Notes by David Herd. Lecturer in English and American Literature at the University of Kent at Canterbury Moby-Dick is the story of Captain Ahab's quest to avenge the whale that 'reaped' his leg... Zobraziť viac
The young sailor Ishmael befriends a tattooed Polynesian harpooner named Queequeg, and finds himself aboard the Pequod, which is captained by the obsessive Captain Ahab... Zobraziť viac
When Ishmael sets sail on the whaling ship Pequod one cold Christmas Day, he has no idea of the horrors awaiting him out on the vast and merciless ocean. The ship's strange captain, Ahab, is in the grip of an obsession to hunt down the famous... Zobraziť viac
Accused of mutinous behaviour, Billy Budd is forced to defend himself, but his fearful, silent response soon gives way to a... Zobraziť viac
Penguin Books Ltd: It is the horrible texture of a fabric that should be woven of ships' cables and hawsers. A Polar wind... Zobraziť viac
Wordsworth Editions: Melville's short stories are masterpieces. The best are to be appreciated on more than one level and... Zobraziť viac
Haunted by prophesies of his own death, Captain Ahab hunts the vast waters of the Pacific in search of the great white whale... Zobraziť viac