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Moby Dick
by Herman Melville (1819-1891)
Born in New York City, the son of New England merchant.
He worked at odd jobs (clerk, garmhand, teacher)
before sailing to the South Seas on the whaler i{Acushnet}.
He deserted his ship, lived among cannibals, mutinied on
an Australian boat, then spent two years on an American
boat returning to the U.S. He successfully romanticized
these adventures, publishing seven novels in six years,
including i{Moby Dick} (1851), one of the masterworks of
American fiction. His popularity waned, and by the time
he died he was virtually forgotten. i{Billy Budd} was
his last great novel. As his writing declined, Melville
sailed again, around Cape Horn to San Francisco on a clipper
ship commanded by his brother.
File: Contents:
moby.0 Preliminary Matter. \ This text of Melville's Moby-Dick is based on
moby.1 LOOMINGS\ Call me Ishmael. Some years ago--never mind how
moby.2 THE CARPET-BAG\ I stuffed a shirt or two into my old
moby.3 THE SPOUTER-INN\ Entering that gable-ended Spouter-Inn,
moby.4 THE COUNTERPANE\ Upon waking next morning about daylight,
moby.5 BREAKFAST\ I quickly followed suit, and descending into
moby.6 THE STREET\ If I had been astonished at first catching a
moby.7 THE CHAPEL\ In this same New Bedford there stands a
moby.8 THE PULPIT\ I had not been seated very long ere a man
moby.9 THE SERMON\ Father Mapple rose, and in a mild voice of
moby.10 A BOSOM FRIEND\ Returning to the Spouter-Inn from the
moby.11 NIGHTGOWN\ We had lain thus in bed, chatting and
moby.12 BIOGRAPHICAL\ Queequeg was a native of Kokovoko, an
moby.13 WHEELBARROW\ wheelbarrow next morning, Monday, after disposing of
moby.14 NANTUCKET\ Nothing more happened on the passage worthy
moby.15 CHOWDER\ It was quite late in the evening when the
moby.16 THE SHIP\ In bed we concocted our plans for the morrow.
moby.17 THE RAMADAN\ As Queequeg's Ramadan, or Fasting and
moby.18 HIS MARK\ As we were walking down the end of the wharf
moby.19 THE PROPHET\ Shipmates, have ye shipped in that ship?
moby.20 ALL ASTIR\ A day or two passed, and there was great
moby.21 GOING ABOARD\ It was nearly six o'clock, but only grey
moby.22 MERRY CHRISTMAS\ At length, towards noon, upon the
moby.23 THE LEE SHORE\ Some chapters back, one Bulkington was
moby.24 THE ADVOCATE\ As Queequeg and I are now fairly embarked
moby.25 POSTSCRIPT\ In behalf of the dignity of whaling, I
moby.26 KNIGHTS AND SQUIRES\ The chief mate of the Pequod was
moby.27 KNIGHTS AND SQUIRES\ Stubb was the second mate. He
moby.28 AHAB\ For several days after leaving Nantucket,
moby.29 ENTER AHAB; TO HIM, STUBB\ Some days elapsed, and ice
moby.30 THE PIPE\ When Stubb had departed, Ahab stood for a
moby.31 QUEEN MAB\ Next morning Stubb accosted Flask. Such a
moby.32 CETOLOGY\ Already we are boldly launched upon the
moby.33 THE SPECKSYNDER\ Concerning the officers of the
moby.34 THE CABIN-TABLE\ It is noon; and Dough-Boy, the
moby.35 THE MAST-HEAD\ It was during the more pleasant weather,
moby.36 THE QUARTER-DECK\ ( enter Ahab: Then, all.) It
moby.37 SUNSET\ The cabin; by the stern windows;
moby.38 DUSK\ By the Mainmast; Starbuck leaning
moby.39 FIRST NIGHT-WATCH FORE-TOP\ ( Stubb solus, and
moby.40 MIDNIGHT, FORECASTLE HARPOONERS AND SAILORS\ ( Foresail
moby.41 MOBY DICK\ I, Ishmael, was one of that crew; my shouts
moby.42 THE WHITENESS OF THE WHALE\ What the white whale was to
moby.43 HARK\ ! Hist! Did you hear that noise, Cabaco?
moby.44 THE CHART\ Had you followed Captain Ahab down into his
moby.45 THE AFFIDAVIT\ So far as what there may be of a
moby.46 SURMISES\ Though, consumed with the hot fire of his
moby.47 THE MAT-MAKER\ It was a cloudy, sultry afternoon;
moby.48 THE FIRST LOWERING\ The phantoms, for so they then
moby.49 THE HYENA\ There are certain queer times and occasions
moby.50 AHAB'S BOAT AND CREW. FEDALLAH\ Who would have thought
moby.51 THE SPIRIT-SPOUT\ Days, weeks passed, and under easy
moby.52 THE ALBATROSS\ South-eastward from the Cape, off the
moby.53 THE GAM\ The ostensible reason why Ahab did not go on
moby.54 THE TOWN-HO'S STORY\ ( As told at the Golden Inn.)
moby.55 OF THE MONSTROUS PICTURES OF WHALES\ I shall ere long
moby.56 OF THE LESS ERRONEOUS PICTURES OF WHALES, AND THE TRUE\
moby.57 OF WHALES IN PAINT; IN TEETH; IN WOOD; IN\
moby.58 BRIT\ Steering north-eastward from the Crozetts, we
moby.59 SQUID\ Slowly wading through the meadows of brit, the
moby.60 THE LINE\ With reference to the whaling scene shortly to
moby.61 STUBB KILLS A WHALE\ If to Starbuck the apparition of
moby.62 THE DART\ A word concerning an incident in the last
moby.63 THE CROTCH\ Out of the trunk, the branches grow; out
moby.64 STUBB'S SUPPER\ Stubb's whale had been killed some
moby.65 THE WHALE AS A DISH\ That mortal man should feed upon
moby.66 THE SHARK MASSACRE\ When in the Southern Fishery, a
moby.67 CUTTING IN\ It was a Saturday night, and such a
moby.68 THE BLANKET\ I have given no small attention to that
moby.69 THE FUNERAL\ Haul in the chains! Let the carcase go
moby.70 THE SPHYNX\ It should not have been omitted that
moby.71 THE JEROBOAM'S STORY\ Hand in hand, ship and breeze
moby.72 THE MONKEY-ROPE\ In the tumultuous business of
moby.73 STUBB AND FLASK KILL A RIGHT WHALE; AND THEN HAVE\
moby.74 THE SPERM WHALE'S HEAD--CONTRASTED VIEW\ Here, now, are
moby.75 THE RIGHT WHALE'S HEAD--CONTRASTED VIEW\ Crossing the
moby.76 THE BATTERING-RAM\ Ere quitting, for the nonce, the
moby.77 THE GREAT HEIDELBURGH TUN\ Now comes the Baling of
moby.78 CISTERN AND BUCKETS\ Nimble as a cat, Tashtego
moby.79 THE PRAIRE\ To scan the lines of his face, or feel
moby.80 THE NUT\ If the Sperm Whale be physiognomically a
moby.81 THE PEQUOD MEETS THE VIRGIN\ The predestinated day
moby.82 THE HONOR AND GLORY OF WHALING\ There are some
moby.83 JONAH HISTORICALLY REGARDED\ Reference was made to
moby.84 PITCHPOLING\ To make them run easily and swiftly,
moby.85 THE FOUNTAIN\ That for six thousand years --and no one
moby.86 THE TAIL\ Other poets have warbled the praises of
moby.87 THE GRAND ARMADA\ The long and narrow peninsula of
moby.88 SCHOOLS AND SCHOOLMASTERS\ The previous chapter
moby.89 FAST-FISH AND LOOSE-FISH\ The allusion to the waifs
moby.90 HEADS OR TAILS\ De balena vero sufficit, si rex habeat
moby.91 THE PEQUOD MEETS THE ROSE-BUD\ In vain it was to rake
moby.92 AMBERGRIS\ Now this ambergris is a very curious
moby.93 THE CASTAWAY\ It was but some few days after
moby.94 A SQUEEZE OF THE HAND\ That whale of Stubb's so dearly
moby.95 THE CASSOCK\ Had you stepped on board the Pequod at a
moby.96 THE TRY-WORKS\ Besides her hoisted boats, an American
moby.97 THE LAMP\ Had you descended from the Pequod's
moby.98 STOWING DOWN AND CLEARING UP\ Already has it been
moby.99 THE DOUBLOON\ Ere now it has been related how Ahab was
moby.100 LEG AND ARM THE PEQUOD, OF NANTUCKET, MEETS THE SAMUEL\
moby.101 THE DECANTER\ Ere the English ship fades from sight, be
moby.102 A BOWER IN THE ARSACIDES\ Hitherto, in descriptively
moby.103 MEASUREMENT OF THE WHALE'S SKELETON\ In the first
moby.104 THE FOSSIL WHALE\ From his mighty bulk the whale
moby.105 DOES THE WHALE'S MAGNITUDE DIMINISH? WILL HE PERISH?\ Inasmuch, then
moby.106 AHAB'S LEG\ The precipitating manner in which Captain
moby.107 THE CARPENTER\ Seat thyself sultanically among the
moby.108 AHAB AND THE CARPENTER THE DECK--FIRST NIGHT WATCH\
moby.109 AHAB AND STARBUCK IN THE CABIN\ According to usage they
moby.110 QUEEQUEG IN HIS COFFIN\ Upon searching, it was found
moby.111 THE PACIFIC\ When gliding by the Bashee isles we emerged
moby.112 THE BLACKSMITH\ The blacksmith availing himself of the mild,
moby.113 THE FORGE\ With matted beard, and swathed in a
moby.114 THE GILDER\ Penetrating further and further into the
moby.115 THE PEQUOD MEETS THE BACHELOR\ And jolly enough were
moby.116 THE DYING WHALE\ Not seldom in this life, when, on the
moby.117 THE WHALE WATCH\ The four whales slain that evening
moby.118 THE QUADRANT\ The season for the Line at length drew
moby.119 THE CANDLES\ Warmest climes but nurse the cruellest
moby.120 THE DECK TOWARDS THE END OF THE FIRST NIGHT WATCH\
moby.121 MIDNIGHT--THE FORECASTLE BULWARKS\ Stubb and Flask
moby.122 MIDNIGHT ALOFT--THUNDER AND LIGHTNING\ The
moby.123 THE MUSKET\ During the most violent shocks of the
moby.124 THE NEEDLE\ Next morning the not-yet-subsided sea
moby.125 THE LOG AND LINE\ While now the fated Pequod had been
moby.126 THE LIFE-BUOY\ Steering now south-eastward by Ahab's
moby.127 THE DECK\ The coffin laid upon two line-tubs, between
moby.128 THE PEQUOD MEETS THE RACHEL\ Next day, a large
moby.129 THE CABIN\ (Ahab moving to go on deck; Pip catches
moby.130 THE HAT\ And now that at the proper time and place,
moby.131 THE PEQUOD MEETS THE DELIGHT\ The intense Pequod
moby.132 THE SYMPHONY\ It was a clear steel-blue day. The
moby.133 THE CHASE--FIRST DAY\ That night, in the mid-watch,
moby.134 THE CHASE--SECOND DAY\ At day-break, the three
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