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 | | Herman Melville. Selected Poems. | Elibron Classics, 2000, 120 pages.
ISBN 9780543898364 paperback
ISBN 9780543898357 hardcover |
Table of Contents Sample Pages We recommend to print out sample pages to evaluate the quality of a reprint. | | Herman Melville (1819-1891), list of works | | | Herman Melville's priviliged childhood ended in his early adolescence, when his father became mentally ill; he left school at thirteen, working various jobs to support his family. At nineteen he became a sailor, accumulating as a whaler and naval seaman the experiences which inspired the adventure stories of his novels. Melville's writings had little popular appreciation until the 1920's, when American readers came to appreciate the gripping narrative and rich philosophical allegories of such sea stories as Omoo, the posthumously-published Billy Budd, Foretopman, and Melville's greatest work, Moby-Dick. |
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