Moby-dick; Or, The Whale

Herman Melville's "Moby-Dick; or, The Whale," published in 1851, is a gripping American classic that follows Captain Ahab’s obsessive pursuit of the elusive white whale, Moby Dick. Rich with themes of obsession, revenge, and existential struggle, this epic tale offers a deep dive into the human psyche and remains a captivating cornerstone of American literature.

• Moby-dick
• Etymology.
• Etymology. - Etymology
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• Chapter I. Loomings
• Chapter Ii. The Carpet-bag
• Chapter Iii. The Spouter-inn
• Chapter Iv. The Counterpane
• Chapter V. Breakfast
• Chapter Vi. The Street
• Chapter Vii. The Chapel
• Chapter Viii. The Pulpit
• Chapter Ix. The Sermon
• Chapter X. A Bosom Friend
• Chapter Xi. Nightgown
• Chapter Xii. Biographical
• Chapter Xiii. Wheelbarrow
• Chapter Xiv. Nantucket
• Chapter Xv. Chowder
• Chapter Xvi. The Ship
• Chapter Xvii. The Ramadan
• Chapter Xviii. His Mark
• Chapter Xix. The Prophet
• Chapter Xx. All Astir
• Chapter Xxi. Going Aboard
• Chapter Xxii. Merry Christmas
• Chapter Xxiii. The Lee Shore
• Chapter Xxiv. The Advocate
• Chapter Xxv. Postscript
• Chapter Xxvi. Knights And Squires
• Chapter Xxvii. Knights And Squires
• Chapter Xxviii. Ahab
• Chapter Xxix. Enter Ahab; To Him, Stubb
• Chapter Xxx. The Pipe
• Chapter Xxxi. Queen Mab
• Chapter Xxxii. Cetology
• Chapter Xxxiii. The Specksnyder
• Chapter Xxxiv. The Cabin-table
• Chapter Xxxv. The Mast-head
• Chapter Xxxvi. The Quarter-deck
• Chapter Xxxvii. Sunset
• Chapter Xxxviii. Dusk
• Chapter Xxxix. First Night-watch Fore-top
• Chapter Xl. Midnight, Forecastle
• Chapter Xli. Moby Dick
• Chapter Xlii. The Whiteness Of The Whale
• Chapter Xliii. Hark!
• Chapter Xliv. The Chart
• Chapter Xlv. The Affidavit
• Chapter Xlvi. Surmises
• Chapter Xlvii. The Mat-maker
• Chapter Xlviii. The First Lowering
• Chapter Xlix. The Hyena
• Chapter L. Ahab’s Boat And Crew. Fedallah
• Chapter Li. The Spirit-spout
• Chapter Lii. The Albatross
• Chapter Liii. The Gam
• Chapter Liv. The Town-ho’s Story
• Chapter Lv. Of The Monstrous Pictures Of Whales
• Chapter Lvi. Of The Less Erroneous Pictures Of Whales, And The True Pictures Of Whaling Scenes
• Chapter Lvii. Of Whales In Paint; In Teeth; In Wood; In Sheet-iron; In Stone; In Mountains; In Stars
• Chapter Lviii. Brit
• Chapter Lix. Squid
• Chapter Lx. The Line
• Chapter Lxi. Stubb Kills A Whale
• Chapter Lxii. The Dart
• Chapter Lxiii. The Crotch
• Chapter Lxiv. Stubb’s Supper
• Chapter Lxv. The Whale As A Dish
• Chapter Lxvi. The Shark Massacre
• Chapter Lxvii. Cutting In
• Chapter Lxviii. The Blanket
• Chapter Lxix. The Funeral
• Chapter Lxx. The Sphynx
• Chapter Lxxi. The Jeroboam’s Story
• Chapter Lxxii. The Monkey-rope
• Chapter Lxxiii. Stubb And Flask Kill A Right Whale; And Then Have A Talk Over Him
• Chapter Lxxiv. The Sperm Whale’s Head—contrasted View
• Chapter Lxxv. The Right Whale’s Head—contrasted View
• Chapter Lxxvi. The Battering-ram
• Chapter Lxxvii. The Great Heidelburgh Tun
• Chapter Lxxviii. Cistern And Buckets
• Chapter Lxxix. The Praire
• Chapter Lxxx. The Nut
• Chapter Lxxxi. The Pequod Meets The Virgin
• Chapter Lxxxii. The Honor And Glory Of Whaling
• Chapter Lxxxiii. Jonah Historically Regarded
• Chapter Lxxxiv. Pitchpoling
• Chapter Lxxxv. The Fountain
• Chapter Lxxxvi. The Tail
• Chapter Lxxxvii. The Grand Armada
• Chapter Lxxxviii. Schools And Schoolmasters
• Chapter Lxxxix. Fast-fish And Loose-fish
• Chapter Xc. Heads Or Tails
• Chapter Xci. The Pequod Meets The Rose-bud
• Chapter Xcii. Ambergris
• Chapter Xciii. The Castaway
• Chapter Xciv. A Squeeze Of The Hand
• Chapter Xcv. The Cassock
• Chapter Xcvi. The Try-works
• Chapter Xcvii. The Lamp
• Chapter Xcviii. Stowing Down And Clearing Up
• Chapter Xcix. The Doubloon
• Chapter C. Leg And Arm. The Pequod, Of Nantucket, Meets The Samuel Enderby, Of London
• Chapter Ci. The Decanter
• Chapter Cii. A Bower In The Arsacides
• Chapter Ciii. Measurement Of The Whale’s Skeleton
• Chapter Civ. The Fossil Whale
• Chapter Cv. Does The Whale’s Magnitude Diminish?—will He Perish?
• Chapter Cvi. Ahab’s Leg
• Chapter Cvii. The Carpenter
• Chapter Cviii. Ahab And The Carpenter
• Chapter Cix. Ahab And Starbuck In The Cabin
• Chapter Cx. Queequeg In His Coffin
• Chapter Cxi. The Pacific
• Chapter Cxii. The Blacksmith
• Chapter Cxiii. The Forge
• Chapter Cxiv. The Gilder
• Chapter Cxv. The Pequod Meets The Bachelor
• Chapter Cxvi. The Dying Whale
• Chapter Cxvii. The Whale Watch
• Chapter Cxviii. The Quadrant
• Chapter Cxix. The Candles
• Chapter Cxx. The Deck Towards The End Of The First Night Watch
• Chapter Cxxi. Midnight—the Forecastle Bulwarks
• Chapter Cxxii. Midnight Aloft—thunder And Lightning
• Chapter Cxxiii. The Musket
• Chapter Cxxiv. The Needle
• Chapter Cxxv. The Log And Line
• Chapter Cxxvi. The Life-buoy
• Chapter Cxxvii. The Deck
• Chapter Cxxviii. The Pequod Meets The Rachel
• Chapter Cxxix. The Cabin
• Chapter Cxxx. The Hat
• Chapter Cxxxi. The Pequod Meets The Delight
• Chapter Cxxxii. The Symphony
• Chapter Cxxxiii. The Chase—first Day
• Chapter Cxxxiv. The Chase—second Day
• Chapter Cxxxv. The Chase—third Day