Moby-Dick

American writer and poet (1819–1891)

Moby-Dick; or, The Whale is an 1851 epic novel by American writer Herman Melville. The book centers on the sailor Ishmael's narrative of the maniacal quest of Ahab, captain of the whaling ship Pequod, for vengeance against Moby Dick, the giant white sperm whale that bit off his leg on the ship's previous voyage. A contribution to the literature of the American Renaissance, Moby-Dick was published to mixed reviews, was a commercial failure, and was out of print at the time of the author's death in 1891. Its reputation as a Great American Novel was established only in the 20th century, after the

American whaleship from Nantucket, Massachusetts

sperm whale that inspired the novel Moby Dick

American sailor (1797-1869)

Whaling ship from New Bedford, Massachusetts

1992 novel by Ray Bradbury

Ecuadorian doubloon described in Moby Dick