Moby-Dick

Moby-Dick; or, The Whale by Herman Melville Virtual Entertainment, 2013 Series: World adventure classic books This novel describes the ill-fated voyage of the whaling ship Pequod to find and destroy the eponymous white whale, driven by the obsessive Captain Ahab. The language is highly symbolic and many themes run throughout the work. The narrator's reflections, along with complex descriptions of the grueling work of whaling and personalities of his shipmates, are woven into a profound meditation on hubris, providence, nature, society, and the human struggle for meaning, happiness and salvation. Moby-Dick is often considered the epitome of American Romanticism. — Excerpted from Moby-Dick on Wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia. Illustrated by Anton Otto Fischer Look for other books on our site http://books.virenter.com.