Herman melville

The Times has not always given the writer his due. Here’s a look at how we covered him and his most famous novel, ‘Moby-Dick,’ over the past century or two.

From noon July 31 through noon August 1, the Mystic Seaport Maritime Museum in Mystic, CT, held its 32nd annual Moby-Dick reading marathon. Visitors were invited aboard the ninteenth-century whaleship (and now teaching vessel) Charles W. Morgan and read Herman Melville's (1819-1891) nautical adventure.

Moby-Dick; (1851), the most famous tale of whaling and the high seas ever written, was a commercial disaster. Its author, Herman Melville, made about $1,200 from the 3,200 total copies sold in his lifetime. It was a critical and popular failure, and readers didn't know what to make of its complex themes and erratic point of view. Like Vincent Van Gogh, Paul Gauguin, Emily

The Melville Society is a community of academics and general readers devoted to the study and appreciation of the works, life, and influence of the author Herman Melville.

In case you hadn’t noticed when you tripped over your shoelaces this morning (right after waking up with your healthcare in jeopardy), it’s Friday the 13th, Western culture’s unlu…

Herman Melville, American novelist, short-story writer, and poet, best known for his masterpiece, Moby Dick (1851).

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Jill Lepore on Herman Melville, who drew on far-flung voyages to create his masterpiece but could finish it only at his beloved Berkshire farm.