Ishmael (Moby-Dick)
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Ishmael is a character in Herman Melville's Moby-Dick, which opens with the line "Call me Ishmael." He is the first-person narrator of the book. Because Ishmael plays a minor role in the plot, early c
Ishmael (left) depicted in a 1920 edition of the book
Moby-Dick
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Moby-Dick; or, The Whale is an 1851 epic novel by American writer Herman Melville. The book centers on the sailor Ishmael's narrative of the maniacal quest of Ahab, captain of the whaling ship Pequod,
Ishmael (Moby-Dick)
…Ishmael is a character in Herman Melville's Moby-Dick (1851), which opens with the line "Call me Ishmael." He is the first-person narrator of the book. Because Ishmael plays a minor role in the plot, early…
The cover of the first American edition of Moby-Dick, published in November 1851
Moby Dick attacking a whaling boat
The illustration of Queequeg in a 1902 edition
Moby Dick in a 1902 edition