The complete online text of Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. I (of 2) by Herman Melville.

Herman Melville drew upon his adventurous travels on sea and land for the primary materials of his greatest fiction and poetry. Out of his experiences in the merchant service (1839), the whaling industry (1841- 1843), and the United States Navy (1843-184...

Herman Melville, who died almost forgotten although he had once been a popular author and had left behind ten notable books of prose fiction and four of verse, has gathered increasing fame, especially for his metaphysical whaling novel, Moby-Dick (1851)....

Herman Melville, who died almost forgotten although he had once been a popular author and had left behind ten notable books of prose fiction and four of verse, has gathered increasing fame, especially for his metaphysical whaling novel, Moby-Dick. Like m...

CAMBRIDGE - Once a month, Nancy Colbert gets into her car, and makes the long drive from New York City to Cambridge, simply to play her fiddle with a group of friends for an afternoon. "I used to make believe my family was...

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