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Moby-Dick

Moby-Dick

Herman Melville

Moby-Dick is Herman Melville's American classic in which Ishmael details his adventure as a whaler under the leadership of Captain Ahab. Aboard The Pequod, Ishmael tells of Ahab's maniacal search for the leviathan that took his leg — the sperm whale Moby Dick. Melville combines a deep knowledge of whaling with layers of literary symbolism as the peg-legged captain's single-minded hunt leads to his doom.

Take the Quiz The Pequod is named after
  1. a type of whale
  2. a New England seaport
  3. an extinct Massachusetts Indian tribe
  4. an island near Nova Scotia
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