Herman Melville

Para sair da monotonia, o professor rural Ismael decide descobrir os mistérios das baleias. Quando ele encontra o arpoador Queequeg, eles partem juntos para a ilha de Nantucket em busca de trabalho no mercado de caça às baleias. Lá, eles embarcam com tripulantes de diversas nacionalidades no...

A versão em áudio de Moby Dick é marcada por uma trilha sonora intensa, desenvolvida por Sandra Branca a partir de um tema original de Richard Wagner....

Widely considered one of the great American novels, Herman Melville's masterpiece went largely unread during his lifetime and was out of print at the time of his death in 1891. Called the greatest book about the sea ever written by D.H. Lawrence, Moby Dick features detailed descriptions of whale...

Its famous opening line, "Call me Ishmael", dramatic in its stark simplicity, begins an epic that is widely regarded as the greatest novel ever written by an American. Labeled variously a realistic story of whaling, a romance of unusual adventure and eccentric characters, a symbolic allegory...

Moby Dick by Herman Melville is one of the most celebrated works of fiction in the English language, a cornerstone of American literature, and an unflinching exploration of the human spirit. First published in 1851, this timeless classic has captivated generations with its daring narrative and...

SOVAS 2026 Finalist for Outstanding Audiobook Narration – Classics. ‘It is not down on any map; true places never are.’ Regarded as one of the greatest American novels and Melville’s masterpiece, Moby Dick is an epic tale of adventure and vengeance. Ishmael, a sailor with a flair for...

Sadly left unfinished by his death in 1891, Melville’s novella Billy Budd is acclaimed by critics and quickly took its place in the literary canon.

Featured title on PBS's The Great American Read in 2018 Ignoring prophecies of doom, the seafarer Ishmael joins the crew of a whaling expedition that is an obsession for the ship's captain, Ahab. Once maimed by the White Whale, Moby Dick, Ahab has set out on a voyage of revenge. With godlike...

Moby Dick, which has been considered the great American novel, was first published in 1851. For material, Melville drew on his experience on whaling ships between 1841 and 1844, the sinking of the whaling vessel Essex in 1820, and extensive perusal of literature on whaling....

A splash of the sea and the salt in the ocean air signals the beginning of the greatest whaling adventure of all time. This is literature's great voyage...

Moby Dick, by Herman Melville, was first published in 1851. Known for its famous opening line, "Call me Ishmael," and for its epic narrative, complex characters, and rich symbolism, it is considered one of the greatest works of American literature.

Billy Budd, an orphaned, illegitimate child suffused with innocence, openness, and natural charisma, has been impressed into service aboard the HMS Bellipotent. He is adored by the crew but for unexplained reasons arouses the antagonism of the ship’s master-at-arms, John Claggart, who falsely...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. "Call me Ishmael." When a restless schoolteacher ships aboard the Pequod under the one-legged Captain Ahab, he signs on to a hunt that is really an obsession -- the white sperm whale that took Ahab's leg, and something far larger than revenge. From...

巨大な白い鯨〈モービィ・ディック〉をめぐって繰り広げられる，アメリカの作家メルヴィル（1819―1891）の最高傑作．本書は海洋冒険小説の枠組みに納まりきらない，法外なスケールとスタイルを誇る，象徴性に満ちあふれた「知的ごった煮」であり，およそ鯨に関することは何もかも盛り込んだ「鯨の百科全書」でもある．

Mardi: and a Voyage Thither is the third book by American writer Herman Melville, first published in London in 1849. Beginning as a travelogue in the vein of the author's two previous efforts, the adventure story gives way to a romance story, which in its turn gives way to a philosophical quest.

El vendedor de pararrayos es un cuento poco conocido de Herman Melville, autor reconocido por su bíblico Moby Dick. En el breve relato bajo la lluvia y los relámpagos se inicia una lucha simbólica entre el bien y el mal.

From its famous opening line to its thunderous final confrontation, Moby Dick by Herman Melville stands as one of the great monuments of American literature. Narrated by Ishmael, the novel follows the whaling ship Pequod as it sails under the command of Captain Ahab—a man consumed by his...

"Call me Ishmael." With these words, Herman Melville launches the ultimate tale of the sea. Captain Ahab is driven by a singular, manic purpose: to hunt and kill Moby Dick, the legendary White Whale that took his leg.

Dive into the heart of the sea with Moby-Dick, a timeless tale of adventure, obsession, and the relentless pursuit of the unattainable. Written by one of the greatest literary minds, this audiobook captures the riveting journey of Ishmael, a wanderer who joins the crew of the whaling ship Pequod.

Benito Cereno is a novella by Herman Melville, a fictionalized account about the revolt on a Spanish slave ship captained by Don Benito Cereno, first published in three installments in Putnam's Monthly in 1855.