Description

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Herman Melville wrote the classic American novel Moby-Dick a whaling adventure which is regarded as one of the greatest literary works of all time.

About the Author

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Herman Melville. Herman Melville, (born August 1, 1819, New York City-died September 28, 1891, New York City), American novelist, short-story writer, and poet, best known for his novels of the sea, including his masterpiece, Moby Dick (1851).