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Herman Melville

Herman Melville was an American novelist, short story writer, essayist and poet who is often classified as part of dark romanticism. He is best known for his novel Moby-Dick and novella Billy Budd, the latter of which was published posthumously. (Source.)

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American writer and poet (1819–1891)

Born 1 August 1819
Died 28 September 1891

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  • Cover of: Moby Dick

    First published in 1851 1116 editions in 16 languages — 57 previewable Cover of edition mobydickorwhitew00melv_1 Cover of edition MobyDickGit Cover of edition mobydickorthewhi02489gut Cover of edition mobydick00015gut Cover of edition mobydickorthewha02701gut Cover of edition moby_dick_librivox Cover of edition mobydick00melv_1 Cover of edition mobydick0000melv_i6z6 Cover of edition mobydickorwhale01melv
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  • Cover of: Typee

    First published in 1840 198 editions in 4 languages — 38 previewable Cover of edition typee28656gut Cover of edition typee_librivox Cover of edition b22022430 Cover of edition typeerealromance0000melv Cover of edition typeenarrativeof0000melv Cover of edition typeerealromance00melvuoft Cover of edition typeeornarrative00melvrich Cover of edition cu31924022146694 Cover of edition typeemelv00melv
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  • Cover of: The Confidence Man

    First published in 1857 100 editions in 4 languages — 16 previewable Cover of edition theconfidenceman21816gut Cover of edition confidencemanhis00melvrich Cover of edition confidenceman0000melv_x0u0 Cover of edition works0000melv_f8p2 Cover of edition confidencemanhis0000melv_o0v4 Cover of edition confidencemanhis0000melv_u3y9 Cover of edition confidencemanhis0000melv_e9r8 Cover of edition confidencemanhis0000melv Cover of edition confidenceman0000melv
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  • Cover of: Omoo

    First published in 1847 93 editions in 3 languages — 20 previewable Cover of edition omoo_tg_librivox Cover of edition omoonarrativeofa00melv_1 Cover of edition cu31924022029403 Cover of edition omoonarrativeofa00melvrich Cover of edition omoonarrativeofa00melv Cover of edition omoonarrativeofa00melviala Cover of edition omoonarrativeofa00melvuoft Cover of edition omoonarrativeof00melvuoft Cover of edition omooanarrativea00melvgoog
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  • Cover of: Billy Budd, Sailor

    First published in 1900 90 editions in 8 languages — 18 previewable Cover of edition billybuddmarin0000herm Cover of edition billybuddwithrea00melv Cover of edition billybuddsailori00melv Cover of edition billybuddforetop0000melv Cover of edition billybuddilmarin0000melv Cover of edition billybuddsailora0000melv_z7z3 Cover of edition billybuddsailora0000melv_s1m7 Cover of edition billybuddwspenri00herm Cover of edition billybuddtorclas00herm
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  • Cover of: White-jacket, or, The world in a man-of-war

    First published in 1850 80 editions in 5 languages — 17 previewable Cover of edition cu31924022426831 Cover of edition white_jacket_1104_librivox Cover of edition whitejacketorwor00melv_2 Cover of edition whitejacket00melvrich Cover of edition whitejacket10712gut Cover of edition whitejacketorwor00melvuoft Cover of edition whitejacketburt00melvuoft Cover of edition whitejacketorwo00melvgoog Cover of edition whitejacketorwor0000melv
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  • Cover of: Redburn

    First published in 1849 68 editions in 2 languages — 9 previewable Cover of edition redburn_1306_librivox Cover of edition redburnhisfirstv00melvrich Cover of edition redburnhisfirstv0000melv Cover of edition redburnhisfirstv00melv_0 Cover of edition works0005melv Cover of edition redburnhisfirstv00melv Cover of edition redburnhisfirstv00herm Cover of edition redburnhisfirstv0000melv_x7k4
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  • Cover of: Bartleby, the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street

    First published in 1966 65 editions in 6 languages — 10 previewable Cover of edition bartleby_scrivener_1107_librivox Cover of edition bartlebyscrivener_1109_librivox Cover of edition bartlebyscrivene00murr Cover of edition bartlebyscrivene0000melv Cover of edition bartleby0000melv Cover of edition bartlebyloscriva0000melv Cover of edition bartlebyelescrib00herm Cover of edition bartlebylescribe00melv Cover of edition bartlebyscrivene00melv
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  • Cover of: Israel Potter

    First published in 1855 56 editions in 1 language — 12 previewable Cover of edition israelpotterhisf0000melv_l0m5 Cover of edition israelpotterhisf0000melv Cover of edition israelpotterhisf00melvrich Cover of edition israelpotterhis02melvgoog Cover of edition israelpotterhis01melvgoog Cover of edition israelpotterhis50000melv Cover of edition israelpotterhisf0000melv_k6j3 Cover of edition works0000melv_r1f9 Cover of edition hisfiftyyearsofe0000melv
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  • Cover of: The Piazza Tales

    First published in 1856 52 editions in 4 languages — 14 previewable Cover of edition piazzatales00melv Cover of edition piazztales00melvrich Cover of edition piazzatales00melvuoft Cover of edition piazzatales00melvgoog Cover of edition works0000melv_j5b0 Cover of edition isbn_9789701802014 Cover of edition piazzatales0000melv_t2q5 Cover of edition piazzatales0000melv Cover of edition piazzatales00melv_0
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  • Cover of: Pierre, or the Ambiguities

    First published in 1852 52 editions in 3 languages — 12 previewable Cover of edition pierreortheambig34970gut Cover of edition pierre00melv Cover of edition pierreorambiguit00melvuoft Cover of edition pierreorambigui00melvgoog Cover of edition pierreorambiguit0000unse Cover of edition works0009melv Cover of edition pierreorambiguit00melv Cover of edition pierreorambiguit0000melv_t2y0 Cover of edition writingsofherman00melv
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  • Cover of: Mardi: and a voyage thither

    First published in 1800 42 editions in 3 languages — 2 previewable Cover of edition mardiandvoyageth00herm
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  • Cover of: Battle-Pieces and Aspects of the War

    First published in 1866 38 editions in 1 language — 9 previewable Cover of edition battlepiecesanda00melvrich Cover of edition battlepiecesaspe00inmelv Cover of edition battlepiecesaspe1866melv Cover of edition battlepiecescivi0000melv Cover of edition battlepiecesofhe0000melv Cover of edition battlepiecespoem00melv Cover of edition battlepiecesaspe00melv Cover of edition battlepiecesaspe0000melv
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  • Cover of: Benito Cereno

    First published in 1926 28 editions in 4 languages — 3 previewable Cover of edition benitocerenohand00gros Cover of edition benitocereno0000melv
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  • Cover of: 4 Classic American Novels: The Scarlet Letter / The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn / The Red Badge of Courage / Billy Budd

    First published in 1969 20 editions in 1 language — 5 previewable Cover of edition 4classicamericanhawt00hawt Cover of edition 4classicamerican0000unse_b4x1 Cover of edition fourgreatamerica00bdd Cover of edition 4classicamerican0000unse
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  • Cover of: Four Short Novels

    First published in 1928 15 editions in 1 language — 5 previewable Cover of edition shorternovelsofh0000melv_x7x5 Cover of edition shorternovelsofh00melv Cover of edition shorternovels0000melv Cover of edition shorternovelsofh0000melv
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  • Cover of: Clarel: a poem and pilgrimage in the Holy Land

    First published in 1876 15 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition clarelpoempilgri0013melv
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  • Cover of: The Apple-Tree Table and other sketches

    First published in 1922 14 editions in 1 language — 7 previewable Cover of edition appletree00melvrich Cover of edition cu31924022427904 Cover of edition appletreetablean00melvuoft Cover of edition theappletreetabl53861gut Cover of edition appletreetable00melvrich Cover of edition appletreetableot0000melv_g0g7
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  • Cover of: Mardi and A Voyage Thither: In Two Volumes: Vol. II

    First published in 1849 13 editions in 1 language — 7 previewable Cover of edition mardi_vol2_jkw_librivox Cover of edition mardiandvoyageth02melvuoft Cover of edition mardiandvoyageth02melv Cover of edition mardiandvoyageth02melvrich Cover of edition mardiandavoyaget13721gut Cover of edition works0000melv
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  • Cover of: John Marr and Other Poems

    First published in 1922 12 editions in 1 language — 7 previewable Cover of edition johnmarrandother12841gut Cover of edition cu31924022068138 Cover of edition johnmarrotherpoe00melvrich Cover of edition johnmarrotherpoe00melvuoft Cover of edition johnmarrandother00melvuoft Cover of edition johnmarrandothe00melvgoog
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American writer and poet (1819–1891)

Born 1 August 1819
Died 28 September 1891
Subjects
Fiction, Young men, Children's fiction, Psychology, classic literature, Copyists, Securities industry, American literature, short story, Sailors, Classic Literature, Sea stories, Juvenile fiction, short stories, American fiction (fictional works by one author), Ship captains, History, literature, Executions and executioners, Historical Fiction, Impressment, American Horror tales, Satanism, classics, Horror stories
Places
New York, Wall Street, United States, Massachusetts, Alabama, Owl Creek Bridge, New England, Salem Village, Jefferson, Mississippi, Yoknapatawpha County, Mallard residence, England, Araby, Araby bazaar, India, Ireland, Justice of the Peace Court, Missouri, North Richmond Street, Galway, Italy, Padua, University of Padua, Milford meeting house
People
Bartleby, Cicero, Ginger Nut, John Jacob Astor, Nippers, Turkey, Billy Budd, Edward Fairfax Vere, John Claggart, Devil, Peyton Farquhar, Faith Brown, Goodman Brown, Goody Cloyse, Colonel Sartoris, Emily Grierson, Ethelred, Homer Barron, Madeline Usher, Mr. Grierson, Roderick Usher, Tobe, Brently Mallard, Fortunato, Josephine
Time
19th century, 1600s, 1861-65, Antebellum era, Carnival, 1861-1865, American Civil War, Civil War, 1861-1865, 1692, Civil War, Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775, 1835-1845, 20th century, 1783-1865, 1835-45, 1890, Alabama, December, England, Eton College, Owl Creek Bridge, Oxford, Revolution, 1775-1783, Rome, United States

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  • Melville, Herman, 1819-1891.
  • Herman Melvile
  • Hermann Melville
  • MELVILLE H.
  • Melville, Herman, 1819-1891
  • Herman, 1819-1891 Melville
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  • Melville, Herman
  • Melville Herman
  • Herman Herman Melville
  • herman melville

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September 12, 2023 Edited by Armin5454 Added new photo
October 14, 2021 Edited by mheiman merge authors
November 21, 2020 Edited by Lisa merge authors
September 27, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import