Herman Melville
Subtitle: Moby Dick and other works
By: Raychel Haugrud Reiff.
Series: Writers and their works
Publisher: Marshall Cavendish Benchmark
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Tarrytown, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 158
ISBN-13: 9780761425922
Subjects: Melville, Herman, -- 1819-1891 -- Juvenile literature.; Melville, Herman, -- 1819-1891.; Novelists, American -- 19th century -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.; Authors, American -- Biography.
Genres: Juvenile literature.; Biography; Biography.
Description: "A biography of writer Herman Melville that describes his era, his major works--especially Moby Dick, his life, and the legacy of his writing"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 138-150) and index.
Table of contents: title: The life of Herman Melville; title: Melville and his times; title: Typee; title: Moby Dick; title: Bartleby, the scrivener; title: Billy Budd, sailor (An inside narrative); title: Melville's place in literature; title: Works; title: Filmography; title: Chronology.