Moby-Dick; or, The Whale
Herman Melville
Captain Ahab's quest for the white whale is a timeless epic - a thrilling tale of vengeance and obsession, and a searing parable about humanity lost in a universe of moral ambiguity.Inspired by true events, Moby-Dick; or, The Whale is a work of astonishing psychological depth.It is perhaps the greatest sea story ever told and one of the great classics of literature.'Towards thee I roll, thou all-destroying but unconquering whale; to the last I grapple with thee; from hell's heart I stab at thee; for hate's sake I spit my last breath at thee...'
Top mentioned books
Here are the most frequently recommended books on the Moby-Dick; or, The Whale podcast:
#1 Mentioned in 21 episodes
Moby Dick
Herman Melville
#2 Mentioned in 1 episodes
A Voyage Among the Icebergs in Quest of the Greenland Whale
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Captain Sleet
#3 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Langsdorff's voyages
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Langsdorff
#4 Mentioned in 1 episodes
The System of Nature
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Baron d’Holbach
#5 Mentioned in 1 episodes
the voyage of Lionel Wafer
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Lionel Wafer
#6 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Miriam Coffin
or The Whale Fisherman
J. Ross Brown
#7 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Jonah
Louis Stone
#8 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Paul
The Apostle's Life, Letters, and Thought
E.P. Sanders
#9 Mentioned in 1 episodes
The advancement of learning
Francis Bacon
