In 1851, when the American writer, sailor and explorer Herman Melville published his first novel, contemporaries did not understand and did not appreciate it. Only in the 20 years of the twentieth century, historians of literature, critics and readers and then re-opened Melville, and a book about a white whale was recognized as "the greatest American novel" and "a masterpiece of world literature."
"Moby Dick" - unique work written in spite of any existing laws of the genre. It has everything: exciting plot and dramatic scenes, descriptions of sea elements and vivid human characters, philosophical digressions and dialogues, poetic paintings and scientific reasoning. The reality of whaling, making the novel a kind of "whale encyclopedia", interspersed with arguments having the second, symbolic meaning.
Published abridged:
Chapter 1 outlines show through
Chapter 2. Carpet bag
Chapter 3. Hotel "Whale fountain"
Chapter 4. Quilt
Chapter 10. sidekick
Chapter 12. Zhizneopisatelnaya
Chapter 13. Pimp
Chapter 16. Ship
Chapter 20. Everything in motion
Chapter 21. Arrival on board
Chapter 22. Merry Christmas
Chapter 28. Ahab
Chapter 36. On the quarterdeck
Chapter 41. Moby Dick
Chapter 43. Hush!
Chapter 44. Sea map
Chapter 47. We were woven mat
Chapter 48. whaleboat lowered
Chapter 52. "Albatross"
Chapter 61. Stubb kills whales
Chapter 66. The Shark Massacre
Chapter 69. Funeral
Chapter 73. Stubb and Flask kill whale
Chapter 77. Most of Heidelberg Tun
Chapter 78. Tanks and buckets
Chapter 81. "Pequod" meets the "Virgin"
Chapter 93. Abandoned
Chapter 100. The leg and arm
Chapter 106. Leg Ahab
Chapter 109. Ahab and Starbuck in the cabin
Chapter 110. Queequeg and his coffin
Chapter 112 Blacksmith
Chapter 113. forge
Chapter 117. Whale Watch
Chapter 126. Rescue buoy
Chapter 128. "Pequod" meets "Rachel"
Chapter 131. "Pequod" meets
Chapter 133. Pursuit, Day One
Chapter 134. Chase, the second day
Chapter 135. Chase, the third day
Epilogue
Series: Foreign Classics
Genre: Foreign Prose
Publisher: ARDIS
Authors: Herman Melville (Melville Herman)
Artists: Fedosov S.
Time: 9:00. 54 min.
Age limit: 12+
All rights reserved
"Moby Dick" - unique work written in spite of any existing laws of the genre. It has everything: exciting plot and dramatic scenes, descriptions of sea elements and vivid human characters, philosophical digressions and dialogues, poetic paintings and scientific reasoning. The reality of whaling, making the novel a kind of "whale encyclopedia", interspersed with arguments having the second, symbolic meaning.
Published abridged:
Chapter 1 outlines show through
Chapter 2. Carpet bag
Chapter 3. Hotel "Whale fountain"
Chapter 4. Quilt
Chapter 10. sidekick
Chapter 12. Zhizneopisatelnaya
Chapter 13. Pimp
Chapter 16. Ship
Chapter 20. Everything in motion
Chapter 21. Arrival on board
Chapter 22. Merry Christmas
Chapter 28. Ahab
Chapter 36. On the quarterdeck
Chapter 41. Moby Dick
Chapter 43. Hush!
Chapter 44. Sea map
Chapter 47. We were woven mat
Chapter 48. whaleboat lowered
Chapter 52. "Albatross"
Chapter 61. Stubb kills whales
Chapter 66. The Shark Massacre
Chapter 69. Funeral
Chapter 73. Stubb and Flask kill whale
Chapter 77. Most of Heidelberg Tun
Chapter 78. Tanks and buckets
Chapter 81. "Pequod" meets the "Virgin"
Chapter 93. Abandoned
Chapter 100. The leg and arm
Chapter 106. Leg Ahab
Chapter 109. Ahab and Starbuck in the cabin
Chapter 110. Queequeg and his coffin
Chapter 112 Blacksmith
Chapter 113. forge
Chapter 117. Whale Watch
Chapter 126. Rescue buoy
Chapter 128. "Pequod" meets "Rachel"
Chapter 131. "Pequod" meets
Chapter 133. Pursuit, Day One
Chapter 134. Chase, the second day
Chapter 135. Chase, the third day
Epilogue
Series: Foreign Classics
Genre: Foreign Prose
Publisher: ARDIS
Authors: Herman Melville (Melville Herman)
Artists: Fedosov S.
Time: 9:00. 54 min.
Age limit: 12+
All rights reserved
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