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Moby-Dick
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Moby-Dick

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This Top Five Classics illustrated edition of Herman Melville's Moby-Dick includes:

More than 270 black-and-white illustrations by Rockwell Kent from his 1930 Lakeside Press edition The complete, unabridged text of Melville's classic from his definitive 1851 American edition A helpful glossary of terms Detailed biographies of both Herman Melville and Rockwell Kent

Moby-Dick, mostly ignored upon its publication in 1851 and during the author's lifetime, underwent a dramatic reappraisal during the early 20th century, when it came to epitomize the Great American Novel--in no small part due to the 1930 Lakeside Press edition that featured Rockwell Kent's starkly beautiful pen-and-ink illustrations that would help define the novel for a new generation of readers. An enigmatic tale of the sea, whaling, and obsession, Melville drew on themes from the Bible and Shakespeare to craft a uniquely American story that continues to fascinate and enthrall today.

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Format
Paperback
Publisher
Top Five Books
Date
1 August 2026
Pages
656
ISBN
9781938938573

This Top Five Classics illustrated edition of Herman Melville's Moby-Dick includes:

More than 270 black-and-white illustrations by Rockwell Kent from his 1930 Lakeside Press edition The complete, unabridged text of Melville's classic from his definitive 1851 American edition A helpful glossary of terms Detailed biographies of both Herman Melville and Rockwell Kent

Moby-Dick, mostly ignored upon its publication in 1851 and during the author's lifetime, underwent a dramatic reappraisal during the early 20th century, when it came to epitomize the Great American Novel--in no small part due to the 1930 Lakeside Press edition that featured Rockwell Kent's starkly beautiful pen-and-ink illustrations that would help define the novel for a new generation of readers. An enigmatic tale of the sea, whaling, and obsession, Melville drew on themes from the Bible and Shakespeare to craft a uniquely American story that continues to fascinate and enthrall today.

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Format
Paperback
Publisher
Top Five Books
Date
1 August 2026
Pages
656
ISBN
9781938938573