Herman, Melville - Libros y biografía

Una delle opere più gustose del grande letterato americano, che si ispira a un evento avvenuto nel 1850: Melville quell'anno si trasferisce in una grande fattoria a Pittsfield, Massachussets. È proprio...

I am a rather elderly man. The nature of my avocations for the last thirty years has brought me into more than ordinary contact with what would seem an interesting and somewhat singular set of men, of...

It was a clear steel-blue day. The firmaments of air and sea were hardly separable in that all-pervading azure; only, the pensive air was transparently pure and soft, with a woman's look, and the robust...

Publicada em 1851, Moby Dick é considerada a obra prima de Melville e narra a busca por vingança do Capitão Ahab pela baleia branca Moby Dick, que amputou sua perna durante uma perseguição. Esse enredo,...

Este fabuloso romance de aventura, a obra-prima de Herman Melville, é também uma impressionante metáfora da condição humana.Um dos maiores feitos literários da língua inglesa, Moby Dick tornou-se um emblema...

"Bartleby, the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street" (1853) is a short story by the American writer Herman Melville. At the start of his story the lawyer already employs two scriveners to copy legal documents...

Benito Cereno is a novella by Herman Melville. It was first serialized in Putnam's Monthly in 1855 and later included a slightly revised version in his collection The Piazza Tales (1856). With its intense...

A new selection of Melville's most electrifying stories, in a beautiful Pushkin Collection edition 'Some of the most brilliant stories of his or any other century' Philip Hoare, author of Leviathan Herman...

The Confidence-Man: His Masquerade is the ninth book and final novel by American writer Herman Melville, first published in New York in 1857. The novel's title refers to its central character, an ambiguous...

Herman Melville's 'Benito Cereno & Bartleby' is a collection of two novellas that delve into themes of power, morality, and the complexities of human nature. 'Benito Cereno' tells the story of a mutiny...

This carefully crafted ebook: "Moby-Dick (Unabridged) + D. H. Lawrence's critique of Moby-Dick" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. Moby-Dick by Herman Melville:...

This carefully crafted ebook: "Best of Melville: Moby-Dick + D. H. Lawrence's critique of Moby-Dick + Typee + The Piazza Tales (The Piazza + Bartleby + Benito Cereno + The Lightning-Rod Man + The Encantadas,...

"Bartleby, the Scrivener" – An elderly Manhattan lawyer with a comfortable business in legal documents has two scriveners employed, but an increase in business leads him to advertise for a third. He hires...

Herman Melville's 'The Piazza Tales' is a collection of short stories that explore the depths of human nature and the complexities of society. With vivid descriptions and intricate character development,...

Herman Melville's 'Omoo: Adventures in the South Seas' is a captivating novel that follows the journey of a young sailor, Tommo, as he embarks on adventures in the exotic South Pacific. Written in Melville's...

Herman Melville's 'Pierre; or The Ambiguities' is a complex and multi-layered novel that explores themes of identity, morality, and the conflict between reality and imagination. Written in Melville's...

Do autor de Moby Dick, a mais sombria e crítica narrativa sobre a vida no mar. Neste romance, Herman Melville, um dos grandes autores da língua inglesa, parte de suas próprias experiências como marinheiro...

Embark on a literary voyage with Hermann Melville, the scribe of the seas, whose pen charted the depths of the human condition. His masterwork, "Moby-Dick," is not merely a tale but an odyssey that grips...

Herman Melville's literary masterpiece, 'Moby Dick; Or, The Whale', is a captivating tale of obsession, revenge, and the destructive forces of nature. Set against the backdrop of a whaling voyage led...

It was a clear steel-blue day. The firmaments of air and sea were hardly separable in that all-pervading azure; only, the pensive air was transparently pure and soft, with a woman's look, and the robust...

This ebook comprises the complete writings of Herman Melville. Typee: A Romance of the South Seas. (1846) Omoo: Adventures in the South Seas. (1847) Mardi: and A Voyage Thither. (1849) Redburn: His...

This ebook comprises the complete writings of Herman Melville. Typee: A Romance of the South Seas. (1846) Omoo: Adventures in the South Seas. (1847) Mardi: and A Voyage Thither. (1849) Redburn: His...

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...

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...

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...

Herman Melville (August 1, 1819 - September 28, 1891) was an American novelist, writer of short stories, and poet from the American Renaissance period. The bulk of his writings was published between 1846...

This illustrated edition of "Moby-Dick; or, The Whale" includes: Illustrations of objects and places mentioned in the novel. Moby-Dick; or, The Whale is an 1851 novel by American writer Herman Melville....

In Herman Melville's Moby-Dick, readers are immersed in a harrowing tale of obsession, revenge, and the relentless pursuit of a white whale. The novel is known for its mix of adventure, philosophy, and...

A former schoolteacher famously called Ishmael – hero of „ Moby Dick ” – signs up as sailor on a whaling voyage to cure a bout of depression. On his way to find a ship in Nantucket, he meets Queequeg,...

Billy Budd’s life takes an unexpected turn when he is pressed into service in the Royal Navy at the turn of the nineteenth century. Two recent mutinies and war with Revolutionary France make for tense...