Herman Melville
Born
in New York City, The United States
August 01, 1819
Died
September 28, 1891
Genre
Influences
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Moby-Dick or, The Whale
7298 editions
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published
1851
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Bartleby the Scrivener
15 editions
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published
1853
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Billy Budd, Sailor
202 editions
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published
1924
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Benito Cereno
536 editions
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published
1855
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Typee: A Peep at Polynesian Life
2150 editions
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published
1846
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Billy Budd and Other Stories
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74 editions
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published
1782
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The Confidence-Man
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535 editions
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published
1857
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Bartleby and Benito Cereno
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Pierre; or, The Ambiguities
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321 editions
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1852
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Redburn, White-Jacket, Moby-Dick
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9 editions
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1851
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“I know not all that may be coming, but be it what it will, I'll go to it laughing.”
― Moby-Dick or, The Whale
― Moby-Dick or, The Whale
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