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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: Billy Budd: and other stories

    First published in 1911 4 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition billybuddotherst0000melv
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  • Cover of: Prentice Hall Literature: Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes: The American Experience

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    First published in 2007 3 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Introduction to the novel

    First published in 1969 3 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The shape of fiction: stories for comparison

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  • Cover of: Herman Melville's Moby Dick

    First published in 1956 3 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The letters of Herman Melville

    First published in 1960 3 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Redburn, White-Jacket, Moby-Dick (The Library of America)

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  • Cover of: Representative selections

    First published in 1938 3 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: America's literature

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    First published in 2000 3 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: A Treasury of Civil War stories

    First published in 1985 3 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition treasuryofcivilw0000unse
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  • Cover of: A Treasury of animal stories

    First published in 1946 3 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition treasuryofanimal0000unse_j1k5
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  • Cover of: The poems of Herman Melville

    First published in 1976 3 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Family correspondence of Herman Melville: 1830-1904 ; in the Gansevoort-Lansing collection

    First published in 1929 3 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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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
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  • Melville Herman
  • Herman 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