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Billy Budd and other stories Billy Budd and other stories Herman Melville Contains: [Bartleby][1] The Encntadas or Enchanted Isles The Paradise of Bacelors The Tartarus of Maids the Lightning-Rod Man Benito Cereno The Piazza [Billy Budd, Foretopman][2] [1]:… OL102707W
Billy Budd Billy Budd Herman Melville TRIALS OF THE HANDSOME SAILOR Aboard the warship Bellipotent, the young orphan Billy Budd was called the Handsome Sailor. Billy was tall, athletic, noble looking; he was friendly, innocent, helpful … OL102746W
Overboard Overboard Hank Searls Mitch Gordon, lawyer and yachtsman, awakens 70 miles from Tahiti to find himself alone in his 40-foot ketch. Sometime in the last dark hours his wife Lindy has been swept overboard into the giant Pac… OL13370032W
Novels (Bartleby, the Scrivener / Benito Cereno / Billy Budd) Novels (Bartleby, the Scrivener / Benito Cereno / Billy Budd) Herman Melville Contains: - [Bartleby, the Scrivener](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL102732W/Bartleby_the_Scrivener) - Benito Cereno - [Billy Budd](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL102746W/Billy_Budd) OL14953515W
Selected Writings of Herman Melville Selected Writings of Herman Melville Herman Melville Contains: [Bartleby, the Scrivener](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL102732W/Bartleby_the_Scrivener) Encantadas or enchanted isles -- Isles at large -- Two side to a tortoise -- Rock Rodondo --… OL14953715W
Herman Melville's Billy Budd & Typee Herman Melville's Billy Budd & Typee David Laskin A guide to reading "Billy Budd" and "Typee" with a critical and appreciative mind. Includes background on the author's life and times, sample tests, term paper suggestions, and a reading list. OL15277528W
Chasing the white whale Chasing the white whale David Oakey Dowling "The nonstop reading of Melville's titanic epic 'Moby Dick' in the setting of New Bedford's Whaling Museum has inspire[d] this fresh look at the novel in light of its most devoted followers. With som… OL15909259W
Herman Melville's Moby-Dick Herman Melville's Moby-Dick Harold Bloom Includes a brief biography of the author, thematic and structural analysis of the work, critical views, and an index of themes and ideas. OL17022207W
Moby-Dick Moby-Dick Kerry McSweeney Provides a critical reading of the text and includes discussion of the work's influence, historical context, and critical reception in addition to a chronology, bibliography, and index. OL1852574W
American sea literature American sea literature Shin Yamashiro "Implementing a never-before-seen approach to sea literature, American Sea Literature: Seascapes, Beach Narratives, and Underwater Explorations explores the role of American maritime activities and t… OL23200205W
The Strife of the Sea The Strife of the Sea T. Jenkins Hains Stories of the sea by a man who has followed it as a business. These are imaginary tales of the whale, the shark, the penguin, the albatross, and others. Mr. Hains is the author of "The Wind-jammers.… OL2338349W
The Man Without a Country The Man Without a Country Edward Everett Hale The story of a U.S. Navy officer involved in the treason of Aaron Burr. OL2339752W
Three Complete Novels (Beast / Girl of the Sea of Cortez / Jaws) Three Complete Novels (Beast / Girl of the Sea of Cortez / Jaws) Peter Benchley Contains: Beast Girl of the Sea of Cortez [Jaws](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL3454888W/Jaws) OL3454878W
Overboard Overboard Hank Searls It was supposed to be a relaxing vacation for a hard-working lawyer and his wife, but one slip and what began as and adventure quickly became terrifying. When Mitch Gordon opened his eyes to find his… OL4453785W
The face of falsehood The face of falsehood Jack Cook xviii, 233 pages, 1 unnumbered folded leaf of plates : 24 cm OL5287168W
Moby Dick Moby Dick Lew Sayre Schwartz,Dick Giordano,Steve Urbon Ishmael, a sailor, recounts the ill-fated voyage of a whaling ship led by the fanatical Captain Ahab in search of the white whale that had crippled him. Presented in comic book format. OL6026081W
A Routledge literary sourcebook on Herman Melville's Moby-Dick A Routledge literary sourcebook on Herman Melville's Moby-Dick Michael J. Davey 189 p. ; 23 cm OL6026749W
The Old Man and the Sea The Old Man and the Sea Ernest Hemingway *The Old Man and the Sea* is one of Hemingway's most enduring works. Told in language of great simplicity and power, it is the story of an old Cuban fisherman, down on his luck, and his supreme ordea… OL63073W
Sea duty Sea duty Jacland Marmur Jacland Marmur, sometime pulp writer, wrote extensively about the sea. When WW II came, he moved to the US Navy's fighting in the Pacific. His short stories, some longish,show a familiarity with nav… OL6748165W
The Red Rover: A Tale The Red Rover: A Tale James Fenimore Cooper In "The Red Rover," a notorious pirate is chased by a disguised agent of the Royal Navy. Romance, adventure, political intrigue, revelations of mistaken identity--here is Cooper at his best: a painte… OL77998W
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