Herman, Melville - Libros y biografía

Edition enrichie (Présentation, chronologie, bibliographie, dossier et notes)Un jeune commis aux écritures se présente un jour à l’étude d’un notaire new-yorkais. S’il commence son nouvel emploi avec...

Inspirado pelas experiências pessoais do autor e por outros acontecimentos que marcaram o período, 'Moby Dick' tem também como base inspiradora a história do capitão George Pollard e de seu navio baleeiro...

Herman Melville's 'Omoo: Adventures in the South Seas' is a vivid portrayal of life in the Pacific Islands. Through intricate descriptions and engaging narratives, Melville takes the reader on a journey...

In 'Moby Dick (Complete Unabridged Edition)', Herman Melville masterfully weaves a tale of obsession, revenge, and the epic quest for a legendary white whale. Written in an ornate yet accessible style,...

Based on Melville's actual experiences after having jumped ship in the Marquesas Islands, this work was extremely popular, and provoked disbelief among its readers until the events it described were corroborated...

Billy Budd is a seaman impressed into service aboard HMS Bellipotent in the year 1797, when the Royal Navy was reeling from two major mutinies and was threatened by the Revolutionary French Republic's...

This ebook comprises the complete writings of Herman Melville. The collection is sorted chronologically by book publication. There are the usual inline tables of contents and links after each text/chapter...

Wellington Redburn is a fifteen-year-old from the state of New York, with only one dream - to run away to sea. However, when he does fulfil this long-held fantasy, he quickly finds that reality as a cabin...

Moby-Dick is an 1851 novel by Herman Melville. The story tells the adventures of the wandering sailor Ishmael and his voyage on the whaling ship Pequod, commanded by Captain Ahab. Ishmael soon learns...

The narrator, an elderly lawyer who has a very comfortable business helping wealthy men deal with mortgages, title deeds, and bonds, relates the story of the strangest man he has ever known. The narrator...

The narrator, an elderly lawyer who has a very comfortable business helping wealthy men deal with mortgages, title deeds, and bonds, relates the story of the strangest man he has ever known. The narrator...

Moby-Dick is an 1851 novel by Herman Melville. The story tells the adventures of the wandering sailor Ishmael and his voyage on the whaling ship Pequod, commanded by Captain Ahab. Ishmael soon learns...

Bartleby, the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street is a story written by an American classic Herman Melvill. It is a small philosophical masterpiece by great Melvill. In the grotesque manner Melvill showed...

Based on Melville's actual experiences after having jumped ship in the Marquesas Islands, this work was extremely popular, and provoked disbelief among its readers until the events it described were corroborated...

"Bartleby, the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street" is a short story by the American writer Herman Melville (1819–1891). It first appeared anonymously in two parts in the November and December 1853 editions...

Herman Melville's classic masterpiece tells the story of the wandering sailor Ishmael and his voyage on the whaleship Pequod, commanded by Captain Ahab. Ishmael soon learns that Ahab seeks one specific...

Herman Melville's 'The Encantadas' offers a mesmerizing collection of sketches, depicting the Galapagos Islands in the early 19th century. Through a blend of fact and fiction, Melville's literary style...

Billy Budd, Sailor is a work by a classic of the American literature, Herman Melville. It is a tragic story about humour and military duty, purity and betrayal, unexpected twists of fate and punishment....

Typee - Herman Melville - Typee: A Peep at Polynesian Life is the first book by American writer Herman Melville, published in early part of 1846, when Melville was 26 years old. Considered a classic in...

Bartleby, The Scrivener Herman Melville - The narrator is an unnamed elderly lawyer who works with legal documents and has an office on Wall Street. He already employs two scriveners, Turkey and Nippers,...

The Piazza Tales is a collection of short stories by Herman Melville. It contains the following stories: The Piazza Bartleby Benito Cereno The Lightning-Rod Man The Encantadas The Bell-Tower

Content : ypee: A Romance of the South Seas. (1846) Omoo: Adventures in the South Seas. (1847) Mardi: and A Voyage Thither. (1849) Redburn: His First Voyage. (1849) White-Jacket: or, The World in...

This ebook comprises the complete writings of Herman Melville. The collection is sorted chronologically by book publication. There are the usual inline tables of contents and links after each text/chapter...

The narrator, an elderly lawyer who has a very comfortable business helping wealthy men deal with mortgages, title deeds, and bonds, relates the story of the strangest man he has ever known. The narrator...

Herman Melville's 'Battle-Pieces and Aspects of the War' is a collection of poems that reflect the author's deep contemplation of the Civil War. Written in a straightforward and descriptive style, the...

Moby-Dick; or, The Whale is an 1851 novel by American writer Herman Melville. The book is the sailor Ishmael's narrative of the obsessive quest of Ahab, captain of the whaling ship Pequod, for revenge...

This ebook comprises the complete writings of Herman Melville. The collection is sorted chronologically by book publication. There are the usual inline tables of contents and links after each text/chapter...

In Herman Melville's 'Cock-A-Doodle-Doo!', the reader is transported into a farmyard where animals lead rich, complex lives as they grapple with power dynamics and existential questions. Melville's style...

Moby-Dick; or, The Whale is a novel by Herman Melville considered an outstanding work of Romanticism and the American Renaissance. Ishmael narrates the monomaniacal quest of Ahab, captain of the whaler...

Moby Dick; or, The Whale is a novel by American writer Herman Melville, published in 1851 during the period of the American Renaissance. Sailor Ishmael tells the story of the obsessive quest of Ahab,...