Herman Melville: Selected Poems

Questionable edition

I was very intrigued by the price and abundance of Melville offered in this volume. However, upon reading the introduction I noticed several typos. I also noticed a sentence concerning Melville's relation to the public that made no sense - until I realized what was printed as "did catch up with him" was most obviously supposed to have been "did not catch up with him".

Needless to say, the numerous errors in the first 3 pages of this book had me concerned about the quality of the texts presented.

Also, the type is small. VERY SMALL.

Worth the money though? Yes, for it is seven novels. Beware of the small type though.

3 out of 3 people found this review helpful.

Melville is AMAZING

Okay. Many people think of Melville as the author of Moby-Dick, but he is also a very gifted poet. His poetry is very powerful in its messages, although difficult to understand and comprehend at times. This collection, while not complete, has a lot of Melville's poems in it. By far my favorite one is a short four-line poem entitled "Clover." It is so sweet, so simple, so descriptive. Herman Melville is a great underrated poet who should rank among the greats like Shakespeare, Wilde, and Whitman.

Great book, but unreadable type

I thought use of this size type was restricted to the backs of credit card statements. I had high hopes for this book, but ended up returning it. Reading it was simply too difficult. The type is microscopic.

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