Herman Melville’s 1851 novel Moby Dick is one of the greatest novels ever written. The novel is a tale of adventure and anticipation. The narrator Ishmael is an wandering sailor onboard a whaling ship Pequod. The ship is commanded by Captain Ahab, who is forever obsessed to hunt down and kill Moby Dick, a rare white sperm whale which is responsible for crippling Ahab in a previous adventure. The novel is slow-paced, requires some patience from readers part - but it is immensely rewarding at the end. Ahab damages his ships, loses a number of crews and loses his own life in pursuit of Moby Dick. Narrator Ishmael survives to tell the tale, which still remains one of the greatest stories ever written.
Melville, Herman. Moby Dick, London : Everyman’s Library, 1991
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