Herman Melville

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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[edit]

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1860
1861
1868
1870
1885

Family[edit]

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

Places[edit]

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

Illustrations[edit]

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

Manuscripts[edit]

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

Works[edit]

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

Other[edit]

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

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Herman Melville