The Confidence-Man (1857) is a novel by American writer Herman Melville. After the failure of his novels Moby-Dick (1851) and Pierre: or, The Ambiguities (1852), Melville struggled to find a publish……続きを見る
Herman Melville's 'The Encantadas' offers a mesmerizing collection of sketches, depicting the Galapagos Islands in the early 19th century. Through a blend of fact and fiction, Melville's literary st……続きを見る
The narrator, an elderly Manhattan lawyer with a very comfortable business helping wealthy men deal with mortgages, deeds, and bonds. One day, Bartleby, a relatively new employee is asked to help pr……続きを見る
Bartleby is a newly-hired scrivener who initially produces great work but slowly reduces his output, declining assignments and responding with: "I would prefer not to." Despite his poor performance,……続きを見る
Now presented with a son's thirty years of research to provide new context.
In June 1970, Sam Melville pleaded guilty to a series of politically motivated bombings in New York City and was sentenced……続きを見る
Regarded as one of the greatest novellas ever written, Melville's "Bartleby, the Scrivener" follows a nondescript law clerk, Bartleby, who takes a stand against the tyranny of modern life and makes ……続きを見る
Pierre: or, The Ambiguities (1852) is a novel by American writer Herman Melville. Published the year after Moby-Dickーa critical and commercial failureーPierre: or, The Ambiguities is a psychologica……続きを見る
Battle-Pieces and Aspects of the War (1866) is the first book of poetry published by the American author Herman Melville. The volume is dedicated "To the Memory of the Three Hundred Thousand Who in ……続きを見る
This novel was the last to be published during Melville's lifetime, and it reveals the author's pessimistic view of an America grown tawdry through greed, self-delusion, and lack of charity.
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His First Voyage is the fourth book by the American writer Herman Melville, first published in London in 1849. The book is semi-autobiographical and recounts the adventures of a refined youth among ……続きを見る
Typee: A Peep at Polynesian Life is the first book by American writer Herman Melville, published in early part of 1846, when Melville was 26 years old. Considered a classic in travel and adventure l……続きを見る
John Marr and Other Sailors is a volume of poetry published by Herman Melville in 1888. Melville published twenty-five copies at his own expense, indicating that they were intended for family and fr……続きを見る
The novel, which uses many conventions of Gothic fiction, develops the psychological, sexual, and family tensions between Pierre Glendinning; his widowed mother; Glendinning Stanley, his cousin; Luc……続きを見る
"Llamadme Ismael. Hace algunos años, no importa exactamente cuántos, con poco dinero en el bolsillo y nada que me interesara en tierra, pensé en hacerme a la mar y ver la parte acuática del mundo. E……続きを見る
CRIMES IMPOSSÍVEIS reúne contos da primeira fase da literatura detetivesca, desde os mestres isolados do século 19 até a década de 1930, considerada a Era de Ouro desse tipo de narrativa. Acompanham……続きを見る
Para sair da monotonia, o professor rural Ismael decide descobrir os mistérios das baleias. Quando ele encontra o arpoador Queequeg, eles partem juntos para a ilha de Nantucket em busca de trabalho ……続きを見る
This carefully crafted ebook: "Best of Melville: Moby-Dick + D. H. Lawrence's critique of Moby-Dick + Typee + The Piazza Tales (The Piazza + Bartleby + Benito Cereno + The Lightning-Rod Man + The En……続きを見る
Bartebly vive en su oficina, silencioso, aislado y sin pasado...
Herman Melville (1819-1891) es uno de los más importantes escritores de la literatura estadounidense. En esta obra, pequeña en extens……続きを見る
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El Principito (Antoine De Saint-Exupéry)
Las Memorias de Sherlock Holmes (Arthur Conan Doyle)
Ben-Hur (Lewis Wallace)
Amok (Stefan Zweig)
Los Buscadores de Tesoros (Washington Irving)
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Die Geschichten, die jeder Mensch in seinem Leben erleben sollte – in dieser Sammlung finden Sie die wahren Meisterwerke der Weltliteratur, die bahnbrechenden Bücher, die zeitlosen Klassiker, die ew……続きを見る
Taipi (Typee: A Peep at Polynesian Life) è il primo libro dello scrittore statunitense Herman Melville, apparso nel 1846. Si tratta di un lavoro in parte autobiografico.
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Moby Dick o La balena (Moby-Dick; or, The Whale) è un romanzo del 1851 scritto da Herman Melville. È considerato un capolavoro della letteratura americana della cosiddetta American Renaissance.
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The Confidence-Man - Herman Melville - On April Fool's Day in 1856, a shape-shifting grifter boards a Mississippi riverboat to expose the pretenses, hypocrisies, and self-delusions of his fellow pas……続きを見る
The classic Melville novel of good and evil. According to Wikipedia: "Herman Melville (August 1, 1819 – September 28, 1891) was an American novelist, short story writer, essayist and poet. His first……続きを見る
Long story. According to Wikipedia: "Herman Melville (August 1, 1819 – September 28, 1891) was an American novelist, short story writer, essayist, and poet. He is best known for his novel Moby-Dick ……続きを見る
Autobiographical novel set on a Pacific Island. Omoo is the sequel to this book. Cryptic, yet brilliant novel by the author of Moby Dick. According to Wikipedia: "Herman Melville (August 1, 1819 – S……続きを見る
According to Wikipedia: "Pierre: or, The Ambiguities is a novel written by Herman Melville, and published in 1852 by Harper & Brothers. It is the only novel by Melville that takes place on land in t……続きを見る
This book-collection file includes the short story collection "Piazza Tales" and nine novels: Typee, Omoo, Mardi, Redburn, White Jacket, Moby Dick, Israel Potter, Confidence-Man, and Billy Budd. Acc……続きを見る
Poems by the author of Moby Dick. He explains, "With few exceptions, the Pieces in this volume originated in an impulse imparted by the fall of Richmond. They were composed without reference to coll……続きを見る
These psychological novels are so absorbing that you will soon forget to eat, sleep, feed the cat, or even leave for work. They offer the reader a ticket to escape the daily drudgery of overwhelming……続きを見る
