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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: Mardi and a Voyage Thither I

    12 editions in 1 language — 7 previewable Cover of edition mardiandvoyageth_01melv Cover of edition mardiandvoyageth01melvrich Cover of edition mardiandavoyaget13720gut Cover of edition mardiandvoyageth0000melv Cover of edition mardiandvoyageth01melvuoft Cover of edition works0000melv_n4u0
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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: Typee, Omoo, Mardi

    First published in 1813 6 editions in 2 languages — 1 previewable
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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: Typee: Part I

    First published in 1846 2 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition typeeapeepatpol01melvgoog
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  • Cover of: Typee, or, A narrative of a four months' residence among the natives of a valley of the Marquesas Islands, or, A peep at Polynesian life

    First published in 1847 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Omoo

    First published in 1847 93 editions in 3 languages — 20 previewable Cover of edition omoonarrativeofa00melv_1 Cover of edition cu31924022029403 Cover of edition omoonarrativeof00melvuoft Cover of edition omoonarrativeofa00melviala Cover of edition omoonarrativeofa00melvrich Cover of edition omoonarrativeofa00melvuoft Cover of edition omoonarrativeofa00melv Cover of edition omoo_tg_librivox Cover of edition omooanarrativea03melvgoog
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  • Cover of: Mardi: and a voyage thither

    First published in 1849 3 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Typee: a peep at polynesian life during a four months' residence in a valley of the Marquesas

    First published in 1849 4 editions in 2 languages
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  • Cover of: Redburn: his first voyage : being the sailor-boy confessions and reminiscences of the son-of-a-gentleman, in the merchant service

    First published in 1849 1 edition in 1 language
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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: 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: White-Jacket: Or the World in a Man-of-War

    First published in 1850 6 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Typee: A Peep at Polynesian Life, During a Four Months' Residence in the Valley of the Marquesas

    First published in 1850 1 edition — 1 previewable
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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: Moby-Dick; or the Whale. by Herman Melville

    First published in 1851 2 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: One hundred cottage stories for boys

    First published in 1851 2 editions in 1 language
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    First published in 1851 1 edition in 1 language
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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: My own cottage stories for summer hours

    First published in 1852 1 edition in 1 language
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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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Alternative names

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