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Philosophy for a clear mind and deliberate work, in editions we have the right to offer. Each one is a one-time purchase that stays in your library.
Herman Melville
Modern · Intermediate
A Wall Street lawyer hires a new copying clerk named Bartleby, who initially works diligently but soon begins refusing all tasks with the phrase "I would prefer not to.
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Herman Melville
Modern · Intermediate
This volume contains seventy-two poems chronicling the battles, personalities, and aftermath of the American Civil War, from John Brown's execution to the Confederate surrender at Appomattox.
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Herman Melville
Modern · Intermediate
Anchored by the short nautical novel Billy Budd, Foretopman, it centers on an innocent young sailor drawn into a moral conflict aboard a British warship during the age of mutiny, with the enigmatic master-at-arms John Claggart and the austere Captain Vere shaping his fate.
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Herman Melville
Modern · Intermediate
This piece explores themes of domesticity and individuality through the relationship between the narrator and his old chimney, which he elevates to a position of prominence in the household.
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Herman Melville
Modern · Intermediate
Based on a real Revolutionary War veteran's memoir, it follows Israel Potter from the Battle of Bunker Hill through capture by the British and escape to England.
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Herman Melville
Modern · Intermediate
Melville privately printed only twenty-five copies at his own expense for family and friends.
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Herman Melville
Modern · Intermediate
Melville's first purely fictional work begins as a South Pacific adventure when an American sailor abandons his whaling vessel.
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Herman Melville
Modern · Intermediate
Melville's first purely fictional work begins as a South Pacific adventure, transforms into a romance when the narrator encounters a mysterious woman named Yillah, then evolves into a philosophical quest after her sudden disappearance.
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Herman Melville
Modern · Intermediate
Sailor Ishmael narrates the obsessive quest of Captain Ahab, who commands the whaling ship Pequod in pursuit of Moby Dick, a giant white sperm whale that destroyed his leg.
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Herman Melville
Modern · Intermediate
The narrator escapes one Pacific island only to join a troubled Australian whaling ship bound for Tahiti.
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Herman Melville
Modern · Advanced
The book explores themes of love, identity, and the complexities of relationships through the life of Pierre Glendinning, a young man navigating his feelings for Lucy Tartan, amidst societal expectations and personal desires.
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Herman Melville
Modern · Intermediate
His First Voyage" by Herman Melville is a semi-autobiographical novel published in 1849.
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Herman Melville
Modern · Intermediate
At the start of the book, the narrator recounts the discovery of the old apple-tree table in a dusty attic, igniting a mix of intrigue and discomfort.
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Herman Melville
Modern · Intermediate
Set aboard a Mississippi River steamboat on April Fool's Day, the story follows mysterious figures who may be the same man in disguise.
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Herman Melville
Modern · Advanced
Originally appearing in Putnam's Monthly Magazine between 1853 and 1855, these tales include three of Melville's most works of short fiction: "Bartleby, the Scrivener," "Benito Cereno," and "The Encantadas.
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Herman Melville
Modern · Advanced
After deserting his ship, Melville lived among the Taipi people in a Polynesian valley, supposedly for four months.
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Herman Melville
Modern · Advanced
Based on Melville's experiences in the Marquesas Islands in 1842, this account follows his time living among a Polynesian tribe rumored to be cannibals.
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Herman Melville
Modern · Advanced
Drawing from Melville's service aboard an U.S. Navy frigate, this work delivers a fierce critique of American naval life.
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