Moby Dick (Illustrated‪)‬

Moby-Dick, also known as The Whale, is a novel first published in 1851 by American author Herman Melville. Moby-Dick is widely considered to be a Great American Novel and a treasure of world literature. The story tells the adventures of the wandering sailor Ishmael, and his voyage on the whale ship Pequod, commanded by Captain Ahab. Ishmael soon learns that Ahab seeks one specific whale: Moby Dick, a ferocious, enigmatic white sperm whale. In a previous encounter, the whale destroyed Ahab's boat and bit off his leg. Ahab intends to take revenge.


Moby-Dick has been classified as American Romanticism. It was first published by Richard Bentley in London on October 18, 1851. Although the book initially received mixed reviews, Moby-Dick is now considered part of the Western canon. (Wikipedia)