Forfatter fødeår: 1819-1891
Two classics in one volume: "Bartleby," a disturbing moral allegory set in 19th-century New York, and "Benito Cereno," a gripping sea adventure that probes the nature of man's depravity.
Tells the story of an eerily compelling madman pursuing an unholy war against a creature as vast and dangerous and unknowable as the sea itself. But more than just a novel of... Læs mere
Herman Melville's The Piazza Tales is the only collection of short fiction that he published in his lifetime, and it includes his two most famous short stories, Bartleby, the Scrivener... Læs mere
The narrator of this story is a successful lawyer on Wall Street. He hires a scrivener named Bartleby to help him with all the papers and relieve the load of... Læs mere
Ahab is the captain of a whaling ship named the Pequod. His great obsession with the giant whale, Moby Dick, makes him embark on a dangerous voyage. Some years before, the... Læs mere
Ein auf den „Reisetagebüchern" des großen Schriftstellers und Seefahrers basierendes Hörbuch, das ebenso viel über das Leben des „Moby-Dick"-Autors wie über seine Werke aussagt: Herman... Læs mere
Herman Melville's Mardi (1849) has stood the test of time as a superb allegorical fantasy, and as the third in a trilogy reflecting on Melville's experiences on the sea. Set... Læs mere
Tommo e Toby sono due giovani e avventurosi marinai che abbandonano la nave su cui stanno viaggiando e fuggono nella giungla di un'isola della Polinesia francese.... Læs mere