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"Call me Ishmael." Thus starts the greatest American novel. Melville said himself that he wanted to write "a mighty book about a mighty theme" and so he did. It is a story of one man's obsessive revenge-journey against the white whale, Moby-Dick, who injured him in an earlier meeting. Woven into the story of the last journey of The Pequod is a mesh of philosophy, rumination, religion, history, and a mass of information about whaling through the ages.

In the dark depths of the bottomless sea dwells a white demon, taking shape as the Leviathan known as Moby Dick. One year ago, the malefic brute crunched off the leg of the ungodly Captain Ahab, who now swears revenge. So runs the epic tale of Moby Dick, the supernal work of Herman Melville. In this unabridged production, you will walk with the young sailor Ishmael through the fires of life on a whaling vessel.

Herman Melville’s classic masterpiece tells the story of the wandering sailor Ishmael and his voyage on the whaleship Pequod, commanded by Captain Ahab. Ishmael soon learns that Ahab seeks one specific whale, Moby Dick, a white sperm whale of tremendous size and ferocity. In a previous encounter, the whale destroyed Ahab's boat and bit off his leg, and Ahab intends to take revenge. The first line—"Call me Ishmael"—is one of the most famous opening lines in American literature.

The outcast youth Ishmael, succumbing to wanderlust during a dreary New England autumn, signs up for passage aboard a whaling ship. The Pequod sails under the command of the one-legged Captain Ahab, who has set himself on a monomaniacal quest to capture the cunning white whale that robbed him of his leg: Moby-Dick. Capturing life on the sea with robust realism, Melville details the adventures of the colorful crew aboard the ship as Ahab pursues his crusade of revenge, heedless of all cost.

¿Alguna vez te has preguntado por qué la obsesión de un hombre puede ser más peligrosa que cualquier monstruo del océano? Moby Dick de Herman Melville es mucho más que una novela de aventuras; es una profunda exploración de la obsesión, el destino y la naturaleza humana.

The Ultimate Classics Collection: Volume One is a continent-hopping, century-spanning collection of 15 essential classic novels by British, American, and Russian authors, read by a cast of incredible narrators including Stephen Fry, Jason Isaacs, Adjoa Andoh, David Rintoul, and many more. Included here are stories by some of the greatest writers of all time, including Fyodor Dostoyevsky; Charles Dickens; Franz Kafka; Herman Melville; Leo Tolstoy, amongst a host of others.

Labeled variously a realistic story of whaling, a romance of unusual adventure and eccentric characters, a symbolic allegory, and a drama of heroic conflict, Moby Dick is first and foremost a great story. It has both the humor and poignancy of a simple sea ballad, as well as the depth and universality of a grand odyssey.

Despite being published in 1851, Moby Dick appears at number 17 in The Guardian’s ‘The 100 best novels written in English’; a testament to its continued popularity. This dramatic adaptation by Audible member favourite Marty Ross stars David Morrissey as Captain Ahab who is determined to get his revenge on the one and only Moby Dick.

"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. Led by the enigmatic and vengeful Captain Ahab, the ship's mission becomes a perilous chase for the elusive white whale, Moby Dick—a creature as mysterious as the ocean itself.

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. What if the thing a man hunts is only the shadow of the madness already inside him? In *Moby-Dick*, Herman Melville transforms a whaling voyage into one of the most powerful meditations on obsession, fate, nature, faith, and the limits of human...

Narrated by Ishmael, the novel follows the whaling ship Pequod as it sails under the command of Captain Ahab—a man consumed by his relentless pursuit of a massive white sperm whale that once destroyed his leg. What begins as a maritime voyage unfolds into a profound exploration of obsession, fate, nature, and the limits of human will.

Narra la travesía del barco ballenero Pequod, comandado por el capitán Ahab, junto a Ismael y el arponero Queequeg en la obsesiva y autodestructiva persecución de un gran cachalote blanco. Demonio del mar o símbolo de la belleza, Moby Dick es el personaje principal de una historia fascinante de aventuras, en las que se mezclan el bien y el mal.

Moby Dick dello scrittore americano Herman Melville è oggi considerato uno dei più importanti libri della letteratura mondiale...

Melville’s epic tale of one man versus a great white whale will delight Melville devotees as well as those who have yet to sail on this adventure in this mesmerizing new recording read by Jonathan Epstein. The mountain whose whale-like shape first gave Melville the idea of writing Moby Dick rests in the Berkshire Hills, Massachusetts, a short drive away from The Alison Larkin Presents recording studio. At the end of the recording, Larkin interviews Jonathan Epstein and recording engineer Galen Wade about the experience recording the great novel.

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Captain Ahab's quest for the white whale is a timeless epic - a thrilling tale of vengeance and obsession, and a searing parable about humanity lost in a universe of moral ambiguity.Inspired by true events, Moby-Dick; or, The Whale is a work of astonishing psychological depth.It is perhaps the greatest sea story ever told and one of the great classics of literature.'Towards thee I roll, thou all-destroying but unconquering whale; to the last I grapple with thee; from hell's heart I stab at thee; for hate's sake I spit my last breath at thee...'

‘Moby Dick’ was first published in Britain as 'The Whale' in 1851. It is an extraordinary book, made up of 135 chapters, all written in a variety of styles - from sailors’ slang to biblical prophecy and Shakespearian rant. Ishmael, the narrator, tells of the adventures of Captain Ahab in...

Herman Melville's novel Moby Dick deals with the hardships of whaling and the life-threatening dangers faced by sailors.

Moby-Dick by Herman Melville is a classic of American and world literature. Written in 1851, this is the incredible story of the crazed captain Ahab who, consumed by his desire for revenge, drives his crew to scour the oceans of the world for the fearsome white whale, Moby Dick. It soon becomes clear that Ahab will stop at nothing and is prepared to risk everything, his ship, his crew members, and his own life. Herman Melville (1819 - 1891) was an American novelist short story writer, essayist and poet.