Melville, Herman 1819-1891

Moby Dick by Herman Melville ( Book )
1,950 editions published between 1851 and 2011 in 52 languages and held by 8,565 libraries worldwide
A classic of the sea, telling of the pursuit of Moby Dick, the white whale who defied capture.

Typee by Herman Melville ( Book )
481 editions published between 1846 and 2011 in 21 languages and held by 5,617 libraries worldwide
"These three early novels are stirring romances of the South Seas; many of these fictional details resemble some of the events in Melville's own life in the early 1840s"--Jacket.

Billy Budd by Herman Melville ( Book )
332 editions published between 1891 and 2011 in 25 languages and held by 5,074 libraries worldwide
Billy Budd, a paragon of simple goodness and virile beauty, is pressed into the crew of the HMS Indomitable.

Pierre; or, The ambiguities by Herman Melville ( Book )
121 editions published between 1852 and 2011 in 7 languages and held by 3,519 libraries worldwide
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The confidence-man: his masquerade by Herman Melville ( Book )
133 editions published between 1857 and 2011 in 6 languages and held by 2,968 libraries worldwide
Set on a Mississippi steamer on April Fool's Day and populated by a series of shape-shifting con men, The Confidence-Man is a challenging metaphysical and ethical exploration of antebellum American society.

White-jacket; or, The world in a man-of-war by Herman Melville ( Book )
158 editions published between 1850 and 2006 in 8 languages and held by 2,708 libraries worldwide
Based on Melville's own experiences, it explores the fascinating and often harrowing world of a naval fighting ship, the Neversink. The ship becomes for Melville a microcosm of America itself; its hierarchy, social divisions, and cruel practices suggest larger injustices, including slavery.

Redburn, his first voyage ; White-jacket, or, The world in a man-of-war ; Moby-Dick, or, The whale by Herman Melville ( Book )
4 editions published between 1983 and 1984 in English and held by 2,636 libraries worldwide
47 Points*(Moby Dick.).

Redburn, his first voyage; being the sailor-boy confessions and reminiscences of the son-of-a-gentleman, in the merchant service by Herman Melville ( Book )
131 editions published between 1849 and 2008 in 9 languages and held by 2,328 libraries worldwide
Portrays life on a merchantman and a man-of-war.

Piazza tales by Herman Melville ( Book )
83 editions published between 1856 and 2010 in 7 languages and held by 2,117 libraries worldwide
In this new reprint of the six stories that comprised the 1856 edition of The Piazza Tales, the editors of the acclaimed Northwestern-Newberry Edition of the Writings of Herman Melville have used the original magazine versions for five of the six stories in order to present the most accurate texts of these works. Here, in such famous stories as "Bartleby, the Scrivener" and "The Encantadas, or Enchanted Isles," we find Melville's imagination and style at its best. Of the less well-known tales, the humor in "The Piazza" and "The Lightning-Rod Man," and the gothic horror of "The Bell Tower," command our careful attention as well.

Omoo by Herman Melville ( Book )
172 editions published between 1847 and 2009 in 6 languages and held by 2,116 libraries worldwide
A failed mutiny lands the narrator in a Tahitian jail where he and his companion, Doctor Long Ghost, are treated with curiosity and kindness. After their eventual release, the two embark on a series of adventures as they work at odd jobs, view traditional rites and customs on the island, and contrive an audience with the Tahitian queen. Thought-provoking, humorous glimpses of a vanished 19th-century world in the South Seas.