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Herman Melville

1 August 1819 - 28 September 1891

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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  • 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: 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: The experience of literature: a reader with commentaries

    First published in 1967 8 editions in 1 language — 6 previewable Cover of edition experienceoflite0000unse_r5q3 Cover of edition experienceoflite00trilrich Cover of edition experienceoflite0000unse_b1q1 Cover of edition experienceoflite0000unse_y2j9 Cover of edition experienceoflite0000unse
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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: The United States in Literature

    First published in 1973 2 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition unitedstatesinli00_7za
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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: The Situation of the Story

    First published in 1993 3 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition situationofstory0000unse
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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: Bartleby and Benito Cereno

    First published in 1990 6 editions in 1 language — 3 previewable Cover of edition bartlebyandbenit0000melv Cover of edition bartlebyandbenit00melvrich
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  • Cover of: The United States in literature

    First published in 1973 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The Harbrace Anthology of Short Fiction: Fourth Edition

    First published in 2008 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Prentice Hall Literature: The American Experience

    First published in 1989 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Moby Dick (Graphic Classics) (Graphic Classics)

    First published in 2007 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Stories and Poems for Extremely Intelligent Children of All Ages

    First published in 2001 3 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The Bedford Introduction to Literature: Reading, Thinking, Writing

    First published in 2002 4 editions in 1 language — 4 previewable Cover of edition bedfordintroduct0006unse Cover of edition bedfordintroduct00mich Cover of edition bedfordintroduct0000unse_m9a9
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  • Cover of: Typee: a peep at Polynesian life during a four months' residence in a valley of the Marquesas, with notices of the French occupation of Tahiti and the provisional cession of the Sandwich Islands to Lord Paulet; and a sequel, The story of Toby.

    First published in 1840 198 editions in 4 languages — 38 previewable Cover of edition typeerealromance00melvrich Cover of edition typeerealromance00melvuoft Cover of edition typeeromance00hermrich Cover of edition typee_librivox Cover of edition typeepeepatpolyn1849melv Cover of edition typeeapeep00melvrich Cover of edition cu31924022146694 Cover of edition typeeornarrative00melvrich Cover of edition b22022430
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  • Cover of: The Piazza Tales

    First published in 1856 52 editions in 4 languages — 14 previewable Cover of edition piazzatales00melvuoft Cover of edition piazzatales00melv Cover of edition thepiazzatales15859gut Cover of edition piazzatales00melvgoog Cover of edition works0000melv_j5b0 Cover of edition isbn_9789701802014 Cover of edition piazzatales0000melv Cover of edition piazzatales0000melv_t2q5 Cover of edition piazzatales00melv_0
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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: The Confidence Man

    First published in 1857 100 editions in 4 languages — 16 previewable Cover of edition confidence-man_mb_librivox Cover of edition confidencemanhis00melvrich Cover of edition confidencemanhis0000melv_g7y7 Cover of edition confidencemanhis0000melv_e9r8 Cover of edition confidenceman0000melv_x0u0 Cover of edition confidencemanhis0000melv Cover of edition confidencemanhis00melv Cover of edition confidenceman0000melv Cover of edition confidencemanhis0000melv_u3y9
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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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Subjects
Fiction, Young men, Children's fiction, Psychology, classic literature, Copyists, Securities industry, short story, American literature, Sailors, Classic Literature, Sea stories, short stories, Juvenile fiction, 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, India, Araby, Araby bazaar, Ireland, Italy, Justice of the Peace Court, Missouri, North Richmond Street, Padua, University of Padua, Galway, 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