Call me Ishmael is the iconic opening line of Herman Melville's classic American novel, Moby-Dick. Ishmael is a seaman aboard the whaling vessel, Pequod, under the vengeful captain, Ahab. Maniacally seeking retribution from the great white sperm whale called Moby-Dick -- the whale responsible for th[...]

American novelist and poet Herman Melville is considered by many to be the finest author his nation has produced. Born in New York in 1819, he achieved recognition as a leader of world literature with his daring stylistic innovations, and his masterpiece Moby-Dick continues to capture the attention [...]

"The Rough Guide to Cambodia" is the ultimate travel guide to this fascinating country with clear maps and detailed, informed coverage on the country's foremost tourist draw, the stunning temples of Angkor. As well as up-to-date, practical advice on where to stay and eat for all budgets, there's a c[...]

Melville's short stories are masterpieces. The best are to be appreciated on more than one level and those presented here are rich with symbolism and spiritual depth. Set in 1797, Billy Budd, Foretopman exploits the tension of this period during the war between England and France to create a tale of[...]

This title is published to coincide with the becentenary of Horace Walpole's death. Horace Walpole was letter writer so energetic and fertile that his collected correspondence occupies forty volumes. Yet his energy and fertility were matched by such perceptiveness and wit, and his thoughts are expre[...]

Picking up where "The Knitting Experience: Book 1: The Knit Stitch" left off, this primer on the purl stitch uses clear, step-by-step photographs to guide beginner knitters through unique knitting projects. A natural progression of skills is taught, and each skill is punctuated by a knitting project[...]

Among the crew is Ishmael, the novel's narrator, ordinary sailor, and extraordinary reader. Digressive, allusive, vulgar, transcendent, the story Ishmael tells is above all an education: in the practice of whaling, in the art of writing. Expanding to equal his 'mighty theme' - not only the whale but[...]

This book unfurls and examines the anti-slavery allegory at the subtextual core of Herman Melville's famed novel, Moby-Dick. Brian Pellar points to symbols and allusions in the novel such as the albinism of the famed whale, the "Ship of State" motif, Calhoun's "cords," the equator, Jonah, Narcissus,[...]

"Melvilles weltberühmter "Moby-Dick" ist ein Abenteuerroman im doppelten Wortsinn: Mit seiner Geschichte vom fanatischen Kapitän Ahab und seiner Jagd nach dem Weißen Wal erzählt der Roman eines der packendsten Seeabenteuer der Weltliteratur. Mit seinem enzyklopädischen Anspruch unternimmt der R[...]