Moby Dick

By Herman Melville

Categories: Literature & Fiction, Teen & Young Adult

Herman Melville's 1851 novel follows Ishmael, a wandering sailor who signs on to the whaling ship Pequod under the command of Captain Ahab. Ishmael soon learns that Ahab is not hunting just any whale. He wants Moby Dick, the white whale that destroyed his boat and took his leg in an earlier encounter. This illustrated Young Reader Classic edition retells the story in simple language for younger readers.

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• Patrick Collison: “I listened to much of the book, and thought the narration by William Hootkins was just fantastic.”
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