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It is the novelized tale of a man who really did fight in the American Revolution. A man who lived a life of very real adventure. After fighting in the revolution, he went on to be a part of the newly established United States Navy, ended up serving as a secret courier for Benjamin Franklin Bits of this are fiction, and may be even more spectacular. This fiction showcases the action and adventures of the man.
Quotes by Herman Melville
From WikiquoteThe reason the mass of men fear God, and at bottom dislike Him, is because they rather distrust His heart, and fancy Him all brain like a watch. (You perceive I employ a capital initial in the pronoun referring to the Deity; don't you think there is a slight dash of flunkeyism in that usage?)
Truth is ever incoherent, and when the big hearts strike together, the concussion is a little stunning.
I am heartily sorry I ever wrote anything about you — it was paltry. Lord, when shall we be done growing? As long as we have anything more to do, we have done nothing. So, now, let us add Moby-Dick to our blessing, and step from that. Leviathan is not the biggest fish; — I have heard of Krakens.
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Bartleby, the Scrivener IllustratedHerman MelvilleBartleby, the Scrivener IllustratedHerman Melville
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Moby Dick1851Moby Dick
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