Moby Dick (Collins Classics)

Whaling work turns into a study of obsession once the captain names the one whale he intends to kill. Moby Dick by Herman Melville is narrated by Ishmael, who signs aboard the Pequod and finds the ship's purpose bent to Captain Ahab's pursuit of a white whale. Melville interleaves the chase with chapters on whales, ships and labour at sea, so the novel operates as adventure, as documentary and as an argument about fate and will at the same time. Collins Classics issues the unabridged novel here in a compact paperback. Reading notes: • The full text of Melville's novel in the Collins Classics series • Narrative chapters alternating with material on whaling • Central themes of obsession, fate and human limits • A compact paperback format for study or travel Suited to literature students, classic fiction readers and collectors, published in Collins Classics and available from Boipoka.