Bibliograph

Moby Dick and the whaling industry of the 19th century, Graham Faiella

Type

Label

Moby Dick and the whaling industry of the 19th century, Graham Faiella

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 60-61) and index

Illustrations

illustrationsmaps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Moby Dick and the whaling industry of the 19th century

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

52887127

Responsibility statement

Graham Faiella

Series statement

Looking at literature through primary sources

Summary

Traces the process and influences behind the writing of Herman Melville's novel, Moby Dick, which was published in the 1850s and based on the author's own experience at sea

Table Of Contents

The life of Herman Melville -- Moby Dick : the story -- Moby Dick : the inspiration -- 19th-century New England whaling -- A 19th-century Yankee whaling voyage

Target audience

pre adolescent

Classification