Moby Dick
Herman Melville
A masterpiece of storytelling, this epic saga pits Ahab, a brooding and fantastical sea captain, against the great white whale that crippled him. In telling the tale of Ahab's passion for revenge and the fateful voyage that ensued, Melville produced far more than the narrative of a hair-raising journey; Moby-Dick is a tale for the ages that sounds the deepest depths of the human soul. Interspersed with graphic sketches of life aboard a whaling vessel, and a wealth of information on whales and 19th-century whaling, Melville's greatest work presents an imaginative and thrilling picture of life at sea, as well as a portrait of heroic determination. The author's keen powers of observation and firsthand knowledge of shipboard life (he served aboard a whaler himself) were key ingredients in crafting a maritime story that dramatically examines the conflict between man and nature. “A valuable addition to the literature of the day,” said American journalist Horace Greeley on the publication of Moby-Dick in 1851 — a classic piece of understatement about a literary classic now considered by many as “the great American novel.” Read and pondered by generations, the novel remains an unsurpassed account of the ultimate human struggle against the indifference of nature and the awful power of fate.
Author - Herman Melville.
Narrator - Stewart Wills.
Published Date - Sunday, 05 January 2025.
Location:
United States
Description:
A masterpiece of storytelling, this epic saga pits Ahab, a brooding and fantastical sea captain, against the great white whale that crippled him. In telling the tale of Ahab's passion for revenge and the fateful voyage that ensued, Melville produced far more than the narrative of a hair-raising journey; Moby-Dick is a tale for the ages that sounds the deepest depths of the human soul. Interspersed with graphic sketches of life aboard a whaling vessel, and a wealth of information on whales and 19th-century whaling, Melville's greatest work presents an imaginative and thrilling picture of life at sea, as well as a portrait of heroic determination. The author's keen powers of observation and firsthand knowledge of shipboard life (he served aboard a whaler himself) were key ingredients in crafting a maritime story that dramatically examines the conflict between man and nature. “A valuable addition to the literature of the day,” said American journalist Horace Greeley on the publication of Moby-Dick in 1851 — a classic piece of understatement about a literary classic now considered by many as “the great American novel.” Read and pondered by generations, the novel remains an unsurpassed account of the ultimate human struggle against the indifference of nature and the awful power of fate. Author - Herman Melville. Narrator - Stewart Wills. Published Date - Sunday, 05 January 2025.
Language:
English
Chapter 1
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Chapter 2
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Chapter 3
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Chapter 4
Duration:00:34:39
Chapter 5
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Chapter 6
Duration:00:29:24
Chapter 7
Duration:00:19:14
Chapter 8
Duration:00:22:54
Chapter 9
Duration:00:35:04
Chapter 10
Duration:00:42:38
Chapter 11
Duration:00:27:13
Chapter 12
Duration:00:19:08
Chapter 13
Duration:00:24:44
Chapter 14
Duration:00:36:43
Chapter 15
Duration:00:37:56
Chapter 16
Duration:00:42:00
Chapter 17
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Chapter 18
Duration:00:43:15
Chapter 19
Duration:00:36:49
Chapter 20
Duration:00:38:08
Chapter 21
Duration:00:26:45
Chapter 22
Duration:00:53:50
Chapter 23
Duration:00:36:49
Chapter 24
Duration:00:38:22
Chapter 25
Duration:00:36:44
Chapter 26
Duration:00:34:02
Chapter 27
Duration:00:24:14
Chapter 28
Duration:00:30:06
Chapter 29
Duration:00:23:43
Chapter 30
Duration:00:36:19
Chapter 31
Duration:00:37:14
Chapter 32
Duration:00:40:07
Chapter 33
Duration:00:33:29
Chapter 34
Duration:00:42:24
Chapter 35
Duration:00:43:02
Chapter 36
Duration:00:39:36
Chapter 37
Duration:00:36:43
Chapter 38
Duration:00:40:34
Chapter 39
Duration:00:25:29
Chapter 40
Duration:00:32:15
Chapter 41
Duration:00:32:15
Chapter 42
Duration:00:41:53
Chapter 43
Duration:00:24:37
Chapter 44
Duration:00:22:29
Chapter 45
Duration:00:34:28
Chapter 46
Duration:00:00:10