Herman Melville

English: Herman Melville (August 1, 1819 – September 28, 1891) was an American novelist, short story writer and poet, probably best known as the author of Moby-Dick. Read quotations

Portraits

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  1846
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  1860
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  1861
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  1868
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  1870
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  1885

Family

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  His wife Elizabeth
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  His father Allan Melvill
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  His maternal grandfather Peter Gansevoort
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  His paternal grandfather Thomas Melvill

Places

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  Arrowhead, July 2006
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  Arrowhead, April 1934
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  Study at Arrowhead
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  Grave site.

Illustrations

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  The final chase of Moby-Dick.
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  Moby-Dick
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  Queequeg
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  Fayaway
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  Illustration from Typee
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  Illustration from Typee

Manuscripts

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  Manuscript page from Billy Budd
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  Manuscript fragment from Chapter 14 of The Confidence-Man
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  Letter
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  Signature
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  Envelope
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  Letter to Nathaniel Hawthorne 1
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  Letter to Nathaniel Hawthorne 2

Works

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  Typee
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  Omoo
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  Mardi - volume 1
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  Mardi - volume 2
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  Redburn
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  White Jacket
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  Moby-Dick - volume 1
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  Moby-Dick - volume 2
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  Pierre
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  Israel Potter
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  The Confidence Man
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  The Piazza Tales
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  John Marr and Other Poems

Other

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  Title page, 1st edition of Moby-Dick
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  Obituary in the New York Times