Herman Melville's masterpiece of obsession and the untamed sea, one of the greatest works of imagination in literary history — featuring an introduction by Andrew Delbanco and notes by Tom Quirk.

This edition features the Northwestern-Newberry edition of Melville's text, approved by the Center for Scholarly Editions and the Center for Editions of American Authors of the MLA.

Nominated as one of America's best-loved novels by PBS's The Great American Read.

Moby-Dick remains an indisputable literary classic. It tells the story of an eerily compelling madman pursuing an unholy war against a creature as vast, dangerous, and unknowable as the sea itself. But more than a novel of adventure or an encyclopedia of whaling lore and legend, Moby-Dick is a haunting, mesmerising, and thought-provoking social commentary, populated by some of the most unforgettable and enduring characters in literature.

Written with wonderfully redemptive humour, Moby-Dick is a profound and timeless exploration of character, faith, and the nature of perception.

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