Picture 1 of 2

Stock photo

Moby Dick Audiobook 18 CDs By Frank Muller New Sealed 1987 (b82) - Picture 1 of 2

Moby Dick Audiobook 18 CDs By Frank Muller New Sealed 1987 (b82) - Picture 2 of 2

Moby Dick by Herman. Melville (1987, Compact Disc, Unabridged edition)

You Never Know What You May Find (2095)

96.8% positive Feedback

Price:

US $18.04

ApproximatelyEUR 15.98

+ $17.91 postage

Estimated delivery Fri, 23 May - Tue, 3 Jun

Returns:

30 days return. Buyer pays for return postage. If you use an eBay delivery label, it will be deducted from your refund amount. Policy depends on postage service.

Condition:

Very Good

About this product

Product Information

Its famous opening line, "Call me Ishmael," dramatic in its stark simplicity, begins an epic that is widely regarded as the greatest novel ever written by an American. Labeled variously a realistic story of whaling, a romance of unusual adventure and eccentric characters, a symbolic allegory, and a drama of heroic conflict, Moby Dick is first and foremost a great story. It has both the humor and poignancy of a simple sea ballad, as well as the depth and universality of a grand odyssey. When Melville's father died in 1832, the young man's financial security went too. For a while he turned to school-mastering and clerking, but failed to make a sustainable income. In 1840 he signed up on the whaler, Acushnet, out of New Bedford, Massachusetts. He was just 21. A whaler's life turned out to be both arduous and dangerous, and in 1842, Melville deserted ship. Out of this experience and a wealth of printed sources, Melville crafted his masterpiece.