Billy Budd
By: Herman Melville.
Series: A Ventura Classic
Publisher: Ventura Books
Published: 1980
Place of publication: New York, USA
Language: eng
Format: Mass Market Paperback
Number of pages: 108
ISBN-13: 9780895591326
Copyright date: 1980
Description: Billy Budd is a tragic story; yet can any story in which innocence is not corrupted be called tragic?

Billy's character is one of almost divine purity. Perhaps no real man has had his degree of virtue, Claggart is evil as few men are evil. Captain Vere, who is merely human, cannot contend with such forces.

The strength of Billy Budd, however, prevails over all.
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