Moby Dick

Moby Dick is the story of Captain Ahab's quest to avenge the whale that 'reaped' his leg. The quest is an obsession and the novel is a diabolical study of how a man becomes a fanatic. But it is also a hymn to democracy.

Summary

Moby Dick is the story of Captain Ahab's quest to avenge the whale that 'reaped' his leg. The quest is an obsession and the novel is a diabolical study of how a man becomes a fanatic. But it is also a hymn to democracy.

Product details

• Authors: Herman Melville
• Publisher: Wordsworth
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.08.2022
• EAN: 9781840228304
• ISBN: 978-1-84022-830-4
• No. of pages: 608
• Dimensions: 135 mm x 185 mm x 50 mm
• Series: Wordsworth Collector's Editions; Wordsworth Collector's Edition
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; FICTION / Classics, Classic fiction (pre c 1945), Classic fiction: general and literary