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  • Billy Budd and other prose pieces
    Herman Melville
    Billy Budd and Other Prose Pieces by Herman Melville brings together Billy Budd, Sailor and additional prose writings by one of America’s most important nineteenth-century authors. The collection showcases Melville’s distinctive literary style and his enduring interest in morality, human nature, authority, and the conflicts between individual conscience and social order.Billy B...
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    22,40 €

  • Billy Budd and other Prose Pieces
    Herman Melville
    Billy Budd is the final novel from legendary author Herman Melville. Published posthumously almost thirty years after his death, the novel is renowned for its richness of character and its thematic ambiguity.Melville couches his tale of morality inside an exciting nautical adventure set during the tumultuous times of the Napoleonic Wars. The novel follows the titular Billy Budd...
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    9,51 €

  • Moby Dick
    Herman Melville
    A restless sailor. A vengeful captain. A white whale that has become the object of an obsession powerful enough to doom an entire ship.Seeking escape from life on shore, Ishmael joins the crew of the Pequod, a whaling vessel bound for the distant seas. Only after the voyage has begun does its formidable captain, Ahab, reveal his true purpose: he intends to hunt Moby Dick, the e...
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    34,99 €

  • Benito Cereno
    Herman Melville
    Benito Cereno (1855) comienza cuando el capitán estadounidense Amasa Delano encuentra a la deriva un misterioso barco español, el San Dominick, cuya tripulación parece agotada por la enfermedad, el hambre y una sucesión de desgracias. Al subir a bordo para prestar ayuda, Delano queda desconcertado por el extraño comportamiento de su capitán, Benito Cereno, y por una serie de de...
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    14,00 €

  • Bartleby, el escribiente
    Herman Melville
    Bartleby, el escribiente (1853) narra la llegada de un enigmático copista a un despacho de abogados de Wall Street. Silencioso, diligente y aparentemente ejemplar, Bartleby comienza un día a responder a cualquier petición con una frase tan sencilla como desconcertante: «Preferiría no hacerlo». Su resistencia pasiva, inexplicable y cada vez más radical, alterará la vida de quien...
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    12,00 €

  • Bartleby, the Scrivener
    Herman Melville
    Bartleby, the Scrivener (1853) tells the story of the arrival of an enigmatic copyist at a lawyer’s office on Wall Street. Quiet, diligent, and seemingly exemplary, Bartleby one day begins responding to every request with a simple yet unsettling phrase: “I would prefer not to.” His passive, inexplicable, and increasingly unwavering refusal gradually transforms the lives of thos...
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    12,00 €

  • The Apple-Tree Table, and Other Sketches (Cram Edition)
    Henry Chapin / Herman Melville
    This XpressRead Cram Edition of The Apple-Tree Table, and Other Sketches pairs the complete original text with carefully prepared study materials, designed for deeper engagement with this classic.Explore the depths of 19th-century American literature with Herman Melville’s 'The Apple-Tree Table and Other Sketches,' a collection of short stories showcasing the author’s signature...
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    23,10 €

  • Typee
    Arthur Griffin Stedman / Herman Melville
    This XpressRead Cram Edition of Typee: A Romance of the South Seas pairs the complete original text with carefully prepared study materials, designed for deeper engagement with this classic.Herman Melville’s 'Typee: A Romance of the South Sea' plunges readers into the exotic and perilous world of the Marquesas Islands. Shipwrecked and seeking respite from the rigors of whaling,...
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    27,94 €

  • Moby-Dick
    Herman Melville
    This XpressRead Cram Edition of Moby-Dick pairs the complete original text with carefully prepared study materials, designed for deeper engagement with this classic.Experience the thrill of the 19th-century sea adventure in Herman Melville’s 'Moby Dick.' This nautical classic plunges into the world of whaling and the relentless pursuit of the ocean’s giants. A tale of revenge u...
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    42,50 €

  • Omoo
    Herman Melville
    This XpressRead Cram Edition of Omoo pairs the complete original text with carefully prepared study materials, designed for deeper engagement with this classic.Embark on a thrilling journey to the South Seas with Herman Melville’s 'Omoo: Adventures in the South Seas,' a captivating tale of adventure and exploration. Based on Melville’s own experiences, this classic work transpo...
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    29,74 €

  • John Marr and Other Poems (Cram Edition)
    Herman Melville
    This XpressRead Cram Edition of John Marr and Other Poems pairs the complete original text with carefully prepared study materials, designed for deeper engagement with this classic.Herman Melville’s 'John Marr and Other Poems' offers a powerful collection of sea poetry, exploring nautical themes and the lives of sailors. This volume captures the essence of maritime experience t...
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    25,20 €

  • Mardi
    Herman Melville
    This XpressRead Cram Edition of Mardi: and A Voyage Thither pairs the complete original text with carefully prepared study materials, designed for deeper engagement with this classic.Embark on a thrilling 'sea voyage' with Herman Melville’s 'Mardi: and A Voyage Thither,' a captivating adventure set in the exotic 'south seas.' This first volume of a two-part literary work plunge...
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    31,94 €

  • Mardi
    Herman Melville
    This XpressRead Cram Edition of Mardi: and A Voyage Thither pairs the complete original text with carefully prepared study materials, designed for deeper engagement with this classic.Embark on a thrilling sea voyage with Herman Melville’s 'Mardi: and A Voyage Thither.' This adventure story, set in the exotic South Seas, follows travelers as they journey through uncharted waters...
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    31,91 €

  • The Piazza Tales (Cram Edition)
    Herman Melville
    This XpressRead Cram Edition of The Piazza Tales pairs the complete original text with carefully prepared study materials, designed for deeper engagement with this classic.Herman Melville, the celebrated author of 'Moby Dick,' presents a collection of evocative short stories in 'The Piazza Tales.' This volume, steeped in the rich literary tradition of the 19th century, offers r...
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    25,15 €

  • Typee (Cram Edition)
    Herman Melville
    This XpressRead Cram Edition of Typee pairs the complete original text with carefully prepared study materials, designed for deeper engagement with this classic.Herman Melville’s 'Typee' plunges readers into a thrilling adventure in the exotic South Seas. This classic sea story, set in the Marquesas Islands of Polynesia, recounts a sailor’s escapades after a harrowing shipwreck...
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    28,05 €

  • Omoo
    Herman Melville
    Omoo: Adventures in the South Seas by Herman Melville is a vivid semi-autobiographical travel narrative that follows a young sailor’s journey across the South Pacific. Blending adventure, satire, and cultural observation, the novel explores life aboard a whaling ship, a mutiny, and the protagonist’s experiences in Tahiti and other islands. Melville offers rich descriptions of i...
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    29,09 €

  • Typee
    Herman Melville
    Typee: A Romance of the South Seas by Herman Melville is a captivating adventure novel inspired by the author’s real-life experiences in the South Pacific. The story follows a sailor who escapes a harsh whaling voyage and finds refuge among the Typee people in the Marquesas Islands. Blending travel narrative with cultural observation, the book explores themes of freedom, coloni...
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    27,44 €

  • Short Fiction
    Herman Melville
    Short Fiction by Herman Melville gathers the author’s most powerful shorter works, revealing the imaginative range behind the creator of Moby-Dick. Through tales like Bartleby the Scrivener, Benito Cereno, and The Encantadas, Melville explores isolation, moral conflict, authority, and the mysteries of human behavior. Set in offices, ships, and distant islands, these stories ble...
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    29,92 €

  • Pierre
    Herman Melville
    'Pierre ; Or, the Ambiguities' is a profound and dark psychological novel by Herman Melville that explores the complexities of morality, idealism, and the human psyche. The story follows Pierre Glendinning, a wealthy young heir living a life of privilege at his family’s estate, Saddle Meadows. His world is upended when he encounters a mysterious woman named Isabel, who claims t...
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    29,72 €

  • Billy Budd
    Herman Melville
    'BILLY BUDD and Other Prose Pieces' presents a significant collection of the shorter works and final literary achievements of Herman Melville. The volume is headlined by the celebrated novella 'Billy Budd, Sailor', a tragic maritime tale that serves as a profound meditation on the nature of innocence, the persistence of malice, and the harsh realities of legal authority. Set ab...
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    28,02 €

  • Redburn
    Herman Melville
    'Redburn : His First Voyage' is a poignant and gritty coming-of-age story that follows Wellingborough Redburn, a young gentleman from New York who sets out on his first merchant sea voyage to Liverpool. Based in part on Herman Melville’s own youthful experiences, the novel explores the harsh realities of life at sea, contrasting romanticized notions of adventure with the brutal...
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    27,04 €

  • Typee
    Herman Melville
    'Typee' is a seminal work of 19th-century literature that blends adventure, travelogue, and semi-autobiographical narrative. Based on the real-life experiences of Herman Melville, the story follows the narrator and his companion, Toby, after they desert their whaling ship in the Marquesas Islands. Seeking refuge in a lush tropical valley, they find themselves the guests-and per...
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    26,11 €

  • Mardi
    Herman Melville
    'Mardi and a Voyage Thither' is a sprawling, ambitious work by Herman Melville that marks a significant departure from his earlier nautical adventures. Part sea-faring romance and part philosophical allegory, the narrative begins with two sailors deserting their whaling vessel in the South Pacific. As they traverse the fictional archipelago of Mardi, the story transforms into a...
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    32,70 €

  • Family Correspondence of Herman Melville
    Herman Melville
    'Family Correspondence of Herman Melville : 1830-1904' offers an intimate and comprehensive look into the private life of one of America’s most celebrated literary giants. Drawn from the prestigious Gansevoort-Lansing Collection, this volume compiles a vast array of personal letters that span over seven decades, providing invaluable insights into the domestic and social world o...
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    17,69 €

  • Moby Dick
    Herman Melville
    'Moby Dick' is a monumental masterpiece of American literature that chronicles the ill-fated voyage of the whaling ship, the Pequod. Narrated by the observant Ishmael, the story follows the monomaniacal Captain Ahab in his obsessive quest for vengeance against the Great White Whale that previously maimed him. This profound narrative explores themes of fate, nature, and the huma...
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    31,76 €

  • White Jacket
    Herman Melville
    'White Jacket or the World in a Man-of-War' is a compelling semi-autobiographical novel by Herman Melville that offers a detailed and often critical examination of life aboard a United States Navy frigate. Drawing from Melville’s own experiences as a common sailor, the narrative follows the titular protagonist, named for his distinctive white coat, as he navigates the rigid hie...
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    28,04 €

  • Israel Potter
    Herman Melville
    'Israel Potter, His Fifty Years of Exile' is a compelling historical novel by Herman Melville that recounts the extraordinary and often tragic life of a veteran of the American Revolution. Based on the true story of a real-life soldier, the narrative follows Israel Potter from the Battle of Bunker Hill through his capture by the British and his subsequent decades of wandering a...
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    25,10 €

  • The Confidence-Man
    Herman Melville
    'The Confidence-Man His Masquerade' is a complex and provocative masterpiece of 19th-century American literature by Herman Melville. Set aboard the steamboat Fidèle as it navigates the Mississippi River on April Fools’ Day, the narrative unfolds through a series of encounters between a mysterious protagonist-the titular confidence man-and various passengers. Assuming a multitud...
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    27,06 €

  • Moby Dick
    Herman Melville
    'Moby Dick or the Whale' is a monumental masterpiece of American literature, offering a profound exploration of obsession, fate, and the relentless conflict between man and the natural world. The narrative is led by Ishmael, a wandering schoolmaster who seeks the sea to escape his melancholy, eventually joining the crew of the whaling ship Pequod. As the vessel sets sail, the m...
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    38,58 €

  • A Narrative of Adventures in the South Seas
    Herman Melville
    'A Narrative of Adventures in the South Seas' is Herman Melville’s captivating account of survival and cultural immersion in the remote Marquesas Islands. Based on Melville’s own experiences as a deserting sailor, the story follows the narrator and his companion as they flee the harsh conditions of a whaling ship only to find themselves living among the inhabitants of the myste...
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    27,13 €


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