Moby-Dick: Or, the Whale - Hardcover

Moby-Dick; or, The Whale is widely regarded as the great American novel-an epic meditation on obsession, fate, and the vast indifference of the sea-presented here in a beautifully illustrated edition.

Narrated by Ishmael, the lone surviving sailor of the ill-fated Pequod, this monumental work follows Captain Ahab's relentless pursuit of the great white whale who cost him his leg. What begins as a whaling voyage becomes a descent into monomania, as Ahab drives his crew across the world's oceans in a quest for vengeance against Moby-Dick. Melville's novel blends high adventure with philosophical depth, maritime lore, Biblical cadence, and psychological intensity, creating a work that has only grown in stature since its publication in 1851.

This Illustrated Books edition features twelve carefully restored period interior illustrations rarely found in modern printings, enhancing the atmosphere of the voyage and the haunting presence of the White Whale. The volume is crowned with a striking cover by award-winning artist Bob Eggleton, whose dramatic interpretation captures both the immensity of the sea and the terror of Ahab's obsession.

A cornerstone of American literature and one of the greatest adventure novels ever written, Moby-Dick remains as powerful, strange, and compelling today as it was in the nineteenth century.

one of the strangest and most wonderful books in the world-D. H. Lawrence

...fertile fancy, ingenious construction, playful learning, and an unusual power of enchaining the interest...-London Morning Advertiser

Of all the extraordinary books from the pen of Herman Melville this is out and out the most extraordinary. -London John Bull

in point of richness and variety of incident, originality of conception, and splendor of description, surpasses any of the former productions of this highly successful author-Harper's New Monthly Magazine