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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: Bartleby The Scrivener and Other Stories: The Lightning-Rod Man, The Bell-Tower (Naxos Audio)

    First published in 1999 3 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Correspondence: Volume Fourteen, Scholarly Edition (Melville)

    First published in 1993 3 editions in 1 language
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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: Moby Dick

    First published in 2003 3 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition isbn_9781453063163
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  • Cover of: Redburn, White-Jacket, Moby-Dick (The Library of America)

    First published in 1983 3 editions in 1 language — 3 previewable Cover of edition redburnhisfirstv0000melv_d3c8 Cover of edition redburnhisfirstvM4975reamelv_p2k0
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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: Billy Budd

    First published in 1999 3 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Billy Budd

    First published in 1984 3 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Typee

    First published in 1892 3 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: America's literature

    First published in 1955 3 editions in 1 language — 3 previewable Cover of edition americasliteratu00hart Cover of edition americasliteratu0000hart_s6n0
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  • Cover of: The Confidence-Man: His Masquerade

    First published in 2015 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Prentice Hall: Literature: The American Experience

    First published in 1996 3 editions in 1 language — 3 previewable Cover of edition prenticehalllite11koel Cover of edition prenticehalllite00koel_0
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  • Cover of: Billy Budd, Sailor (Penguin Audio Readers, Level 3)

    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: Billy Budd, Sailor: A Classic Tale of Innocence Betrayed on the High Seas

    First published in 2002 3 editions in 1 language
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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: Journals: Volume Fifteen (Melville)

    First published in 1989 3 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Melville's marginalia

    First published in 1965 3 editions in 1 language
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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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Subjects
Fiction, Young men, Psychology, Copyists, Securities industry, classic literature, Children's fiction, Sea stories, American fiction (fictional works by one author), American literature, Sailors, short story, Ship captains, Juvenile fiction, short stories, Classic Literature, Executions and executioners, Impressment, literature, Historical Fiction, History, classics, Satanism, history and criticism, American Horror tales
Places
New York, Wall Street, United States, Massachusetts, New England, Salem Village, Jefferson, Alabama, Owl Creek Bridge, Mississippi, Yoknapatawpha County, Mallard residence, Araby, Araby bazaar, North Richmond Street, Ireland, England, Galway, Justice of the Peace Court, India, Missouri, Italy, Padua, Paris, University of Padua
People
Bartleby, Cicero, Ginger Nut, John Jacob Astor, Nippers, Turkey, Billy Budd, Edward Fairfax Vere, John Claggart, Devil, Faith Brown, Goodman Brown, Goody Cloyse, Peyton Farquhar, Colonel Sartoris, Emily Grierson, Homer Barron, Mr. Grierson, Tobe, Herman Melville (1819-1891), Fortunato, Lady Fortunato, Luchresi, Montresor, Brently Mallard
Time
19th century, 1600s, Antebellum era, 1861-65, Carnival, 1861-1865, American Civil War, Civil War, 1861-1865, 1692, 20th century, Civil War, Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775, 1835-1845, 1783-1865, 1797, 1800-1918, 1835-45, 1888, 1890, 1912, Alabama, December, England, Eton College, Owl Creek Bridge

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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