Moby-Dick; or, The Whale

An 1851 novel by Herman Melville about whaling, following Captain Ahab and the crew of the Pequod as they hunt the white whale Moby Dick, with chapters on cetology and accounts of encounters with other ships.

Public domain in the US. From Project Gutenberg.

Topic

Historical and Classical Fiction›Classic adventure and the sea›Life at sea›Whaling, fishing, and sealing

Reader

Adults›Historical and Classical Fiction›Classic adventure and the sea›Life at sea›Whaling, fishing, and sealing