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Moby-Dick; or, The Whale

Herman Melville

Moby-Dick; or, The Whale

Herman Melville

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"Moby-Dick; or, The Whale" by Herman Melville is an epic novel published in 1851. Sailor Ishmael narrates the obsessive quest of Captain Ahab, who commands the whaling ship Pequod in pursuit of Moby Dick, the white whale that destroyed his leg. Driven by vengeance, Ahab leads his diverse crew across the world's oceans, hunting the legendary creature. This tale of obsession explores themes of good and evil, fate, and humanity's struggle against nature's overwhelming power. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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  1. 1MOBY-DICK; OR, THE WHALE.28,482 chars
  2. 2CHAPTER I.12,199 chars
  3. 3CHAPTER II.7,935 chars
  4. 4CHAPTER III.31,976 chars
  5. 5CHAPTER IV.9,112 chars
  6. 6CHAPTER V.4,184 chars
  7. 7CHAPTER VI.4,808 chars
  8. 8CHAPTER VII.5,398 chars
  9. 9CHAPTER VIII.5,399 chars
  10. 10CHAPTER IX.19,821 chars
  11. 11CHAPTER X.8,695 chars
  12. 12CHAPTER XI.3,940 chars
  13. 13CHAPTER XII.4,877 chars
  14. 14CHAPTER XIII.9,686 chars
  15. 15CHAPTER XIV.4,330 chars
  16. 16CHAPTER XV.6,586 chars
  17. 17CHAPTER XVI.30,499 chars
  18. 18CHAPTER XVII.12,639 chars
  19. 19CHAPTER XVIII.7,695 chars
  20. 20CHAPTER XIX.6,557 chars
  21. 21CHAPTER XX.5,152 chars
  22. 22CHAPTER XXI.6,148 chars
  23. 23CHAPTER XXII.9,180 chars
  24. 24CHAPTER XXIII.2,170 chars
  25. 25CHAPTER XXIV.9,704 chars
  26. 26CHAPTER XXV.1,607 chars
  27. 27CHAPTER XXVI.7,021 chars
  28. 28CHAPTER XXVII.9,508 chars
  29. 29CHAPTER XXVIII.8,069 chars
  30. 30CHAPTER XXIX.6,563 chars
  31. 31CHAPTER XXX.1,591 chars
  32. 32CHAPTER XXXI.4,432 chars
  33. 33CHAPTER XXXII.29,872 chars
  34. 34CHAPTER XXXIII.5,810 chars
  35. 35CHAPTER XXXIV.12,681 chars
  36. 36CHAPTER XXXV.14,746 chars
  37. 37CHAPTER XXXVI.15,860 chars
  38. 38CHAPTER XXXVII.2,767 chars
  39. 39CHAPTER XXXVIII.2,080 chars
  40. 40CHAPTER XXXIX.1,457 chars
  41. 41CHAPTER XL.8,999 chars
  42. 42CHAPTER XLI.21,961 chars
  43. 43CHAPTER XLII.21,144 chars
  44. 44CHAPTER XLIII.1,719 chars
  45. 45CHAPTER XLIV.11,953 chars
  46. 46CHAPTER XLV.20,141 chars
  47. 47CHAPTER XLVI.5,980 chars
  48. 48CHAPTER XLVII.5,360 chars
  49. 49CHAPTER XLVIII.22,458 chars
  50. 50CHAPTER XLIX.4,675 chars
  51. 51CHAPTER L.5,741 chars
  52. 52CHAPTER LI.8,683 chars
  53. 53CHAPTER LII.4,041 chars
  54. 54CHAPTER LIII.9,356 chars
  55. 55CHAPTER LIV.44,979 chars
  56. 56CHAPTER LV.10,927 chars
  57. 57CHAPTER LVI.7,570 chars
  58. 58CHAPTER LVII.5,564 chars
  59. 59CHAPTER LVIII.5,762 chars
  60. 60CHAPTER LIX.5,339 chars
  61. 61CHAPTER LX.8,206 chars
  62. 62CHAPTER LXI.11,119 chars
  63. 63CHAPTER LXII.3,139 chars
  64. 64CHAPTER LXIII.2,822 chars
  65. 65CHAPTER LXIV.16,538 chars
  66. 66CHAPTER LXV.5,477 chars
  67. 67CHAPTER LXVI.3,620 chars
  68. 68CHAPTER LXVII.4,190 chars
  69. 69CHAPTER LXVIII.6,768 chars
  70. 70CHAPTER LXIX.2,504 chars
  71. 71CHAPTER LXX.5,036 chars
  72. 72CHAPTER LXXI.13,175 chars
  73. 73CHAPTER LXXII.9,307 chars
  74. 74CHAPTER LXXIII.11,627 chars
  75. 75CHAPTER LXXIV.9,086 chars
  76. 76CHAPTER LXXV.6,819 chars
  77. 77CHAPTER LXXVI.5,048 chars
  78. 78CHAPTER LXXVII.3,801 chars
  79. 79CHAPTER LXXVIII.9,292 chars
  80. 80CHAPTER LXXIX.5,373 chars
  81. 81CHAPTER LXXX.5,146 chars
  82. 82CHAPTER LXXXI.24,424 chars
  83. 83CHAPTER LXXXII.6,498 chars
  84. 84CHAPTER LXXXIII.4,524 chars
  85. 85CHAPTER LXXXIV.4,679 chars
  86. 86CHAPTER LXXXV.11,460 chars
  87. 87CHAPTER LXXXVI.10,432 chars
  88. 88CHAPTER LXXXVII.27,697 chars
  89. 89CHAPTER LXXXVIII.7,104 chars
  90. 90CHAPTER LXXXIX.8,175 chars
  91. 91CHAPTER XC.5,906 chars
  92. 92CHAPTER XCI.14,090 chars
  93. 93CHAPTER XCII.5,511 chars
  94. 94CHAPTER XCIII.9,247 chars
  95. 95CHAPTER XCIV.7,311 chars
  96. 96CHAPTER XCV.2,821 chars
  97. 97CHAPTER XCVI.10,252 chars
  98. 98CHAPTER XCVII.1,342 chars
  99. 99CHAPTER XCVIII.5,812 chars
  100. 100CHAPTER XCIX.13,349 chars
  101. 101CHAPTER C.14,896 chars
  102. 102CHAPTER CI.10,054 chars
  103. 103CHAPTER CII.9,069 chars
  104. 104CHAPTER CIII.5,196 chars
  105. 105CHAPTER CIV.8,368 chars
  106. 106CHAPTER CV.9,066 chars
  107. 107CHAPTER CVI.5,448 chars
  108. 108CHAPTER CVII.6,221 chars
  109. 109CHAPTER CVIII.8,553 chars
  110. 110CHAPTER CIX.5,109 chars
  111. 111CHAPTER CX.12,555 chars
  112. 112CHAPTER CXI.2,497 chars
  113. 113CHAPTER CXII.5,547 chars
  114. 114CHAPTER CXIII.6,860 chars
  115. 115CHAPTER CXIV.3,761 chars
  116. 116CHAPTER CXV.5,152 chars
  117. 117CHAPTER CXVI.2,984 chars
  118. 118CHAPTER CXVII.2,534 chars
  119. 119CHAPTER CXVIII.5,037 chars
  120. 120CHAPTER CXIX.14,090 chars
  121. 121CHAPTER CXX.1,026 chars
  122. 122CHAPTER CXXI.3,429 chars
  123. 123CHAPTER CXXII.283 chars
  124. 124CHAPTER CXXIII.6,802 chars
  125. 125CHAPTER CXXIV.6,963 chars
  126. 126CHAPTER CXXV.6,161 chars
  127. 127CHAPTER CXXVI.7,508 chars
  128. 128CHAPTER CXXVII.3,925 chars
  129. 129CHAPTER CXXVIII.7,851 chars
  130. 130CHAPTER CXXIX.3,031 chars
  131. 131CHAPTER CXXX.9,606 chars
  132. 132CHAPTER CXXXI.2,472 chars
  133. 133CHAPTER CXXXII.8,781 chars
  134. 134CHAPTER CXXXIII.20,372 chars
  135. 135CHAPTER CXXXIV.18,594 chars
  136. 136CHAPTER CXXXV.25,064 chars
  137. 137EPILOGUE.1,775 chars