Moby Dick or, The Whale

Moby-Dick or, the Whale (1851) is a novel by the American writer Herman Melville (1819 1891). It is the story of the sailor Ishmael about the obsessive pursuit of Ahab, the captain of the whaling ship Pequod, after a white sperm whale. The dramatic conflict between man and nature has captivated readers of this epic saga for the second century in a row.