Moby-Dick; or, the Whale: Selections

When Melville completed Moby—Dick, he wrote to Nathaniel Hawthorne that “I have written a wicked book, and feel spotless as a lamb.” While it took the world some time to appreciate the magnitude of Melville’s achievement, Moby—Dick is now widely considered one of the greatest works of American literature. It is, however, long, and students in semester—long courses will often not have a chance to read the novel in its entirety. The Broadview Moby—Dick: A Selection offers a robust sampling of...