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Moby Dick

by Herman Melville

A sailor’s first whaling voyage

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A sailor’s first whaling voyage

Ishmael’s plan to join a whaling vessel brings him to a New Bedford inn, where a crowded room leads him to share a bed with Queequeg, a tattooed harpooner from the South Pacific. Their initial discomfort gives way to mutual respect, and the two set out to find work aboard a whaler. This opening establishes the novel’s maritime setting and foregrounds companionship across differences in background and appearance. The edition is a hardcover presentation of Melville’s classic; the publisher also notes that a matching lined journal is sold separately.

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  • Teens and young adults interested in classic fiction
  • Readers drawn to maritime settings and stories of companionship across differences

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Seafaring and whalingCompanionshipFirst impressions and acceptance

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Moby Dick tells the story of Ishmael, who announces his intent to ship aboard a whaling vessel. He has made several voyages as a sailor but none as a whaler. He travels to New Bedford, Massachusetts, where he stays in a whalers' inn. Since the inn is rather full, he has to share a bed with a harpooner from the South Pacific named Queequeg. At first repulsed by Queequeg's strange habits and shocking appearance (Queequeg is covered with tattoos), Ishmael eventually comes to appreciate the man's generosity and kind spirit, and the two decide to seek work on a whaling vessel together.

This hardcover book has a matching blank lined journal (sold separately).They make a great gift when paired together but are also just as beautiful on their own.

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