Herman Melville
(1819-1891). Quand sa famille connait des problemes financiers, Herman Melville s'engage dans la Marine. En 1841, il deserte d'un baleinier et se cache dans les iles du Pacifique. De retour a Boston en 1844, il ecrit des romans d'aventures. C'est surtout au XXe siecle que son oeuvre a ete reconnue.
(1819-1891). Quand sa famille connait des problemes financiers, Herman Melville s'engage dans la Marine. En 1841, il deserte d'un baleinier et se cache dans les iles du Pacifique. De retour a Boston en 1844, il ecrit des romans d'aventures. C'est surtout au XXe siecle que son oeuvre a ete reconnue. See less
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Herman Melville book reviews
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Herman Melville: Typee, Omoo, Mardi (LOA #1)
The Growth Of A Seeker
Among the early products of the wonderful Library of America Series were three volumes devoted to the novels of Herman Melville. This volume consists of Melville's first three novels, Typee(1846), ... Read More
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Bartleby the Scrivener
Bartelby
I first read Herman Melville's short story "Bartelby, The Scrivener" many years ago as a third-year law student. I had already become deadened with the study of law books and would leave the law late ... Read More
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White Jacket
Reading "White Jacket" On Independence Day
wanted to celebrate the Fourth of July by reading a classic work of American literature and decided to reread Melville's "White-Jacket", alternatively titled "The World in a Man-of-War". The book was ... Read More
