So the product is a final hash, and all my books are botches. August 1, 1819 september 28, 1891 was an american novelist, short story writer and poet of the american renaissance period. Herman melville herman melville biography poem hunter. Few books which professedly deal in metaphysics, or claim the parentage of the muses, contain as much true philosophy and as much genuine poetry. The sea story elements were less riveting than those of conrad or even captain marryat, who was paid by magazines by the word. See all books authored by herman melville, including mobydick, and billy budd, sailor, and more on. The writings examine the life of the polynesian people, looking at their culture, ritual, relationships, belief of the universe, good and evil, and more.
Mardi by herman melville abebooks passion for books. Herman melville was an american novelist, short story writer, essayist, and poet. Project gutenberg offers 61889 free ebooks for kindle, ipad, nook, android, and iphone. The life and works of herman melville his genius largely overlooked during his natural life, posthumous recognition would be herman s path to immortality. The books binder would often remove and discard the half title at the time of binding. Project gutenberg offers 61,670 free ebooks to download. Books by herman melville author of mobydick or, the whale. Having left most of mobydick with a printer in 1851, herman melville lamented to nathaniel hawthorne that he would go down in history as a man who lived among the cannibals. Romances of herman melville by herman melville and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. I had already become deadened with the study of law books and would leave the law late in the evenings for the large undergraduate library to read. Of these, seven books were published between 1846 and 1853, seven more between 1853 and 1891, and one in 1924. Not until the early 20th century was herman melvilles novel moby dick first recognized as a literary masterpiece and touted as a cornerstone of modern american literature. A checklist of herman melvilles first and major editions.
Herman melville has 1002 books on goodreads with 1119281 ratings. He is one of the brightest names of the american renaissance epoch. Melville was 26 when his first, and had been dead for 33 years when his last, books were published. Gansevoorts entries include books melville used for mobydick and clarel. The four and fivefigurechallenged might enjoy the pursuit of nineteenthcentury reprints of melvilles books, although not all of his titles were reprinted, and early reprints of mobydick 1855, 1863, 1871 were printed in editions of less than 300 copies and can be quite. Melville novel is a crossword puzzle clue that we have spotted over 20 times. Herman melville was born in new york on august 1, 1819 to a rich mercantile family which declined due to great losses in business. Among his bestknown works are his magnum opus, mobydick 1851, and typee 1846, a romantic account of his experiences of polynesian life. Herman melville was briefly famous in his lifetime as the writer of adventure novels such as typee and omoo. Herman melville books biography and list of works author of. Celebrated american author herman melville wrote mobydick and several other seaadventure novels before turning to poetry later in his. They also talked about the rapidly changing american society and the. Poor mans pudding and rich mans crumbs general fiction. Then came the melville revival in the early 20th century, which breathed life into.
The book features gay marriage, hits out at slavery and imperialism and predicts the climate crisis 200 years after the birth of its author, herman melville, it has. On this date in 1819, herman melville was born in new york city, one of eight children. In very good condition with some staining to the page edges, page 11 with a small piece missing. Herman melville books list of books by author herman melville.
His masquerade was the last major novel by herman melville, the american writer and author of mobydick. The tale is a distortion of the life of the typees and foreshadows the. Mardi by herman melville abebooks shop for books, art. Although his first few books were popular, they too began to collect dust and be forgotten in the country. Born august 1, 1819, in new york city and the third child of his parents, melville today is most widely famous for writing the epic american classic moby dick. The authoritative edition of melvilles only historical novel based on the life of an actual soldier who claimed to have fought at bunker hill, israel potter is unique among herman melvilles books. Octavo, bound in half morocco over marbled boards, raised bands, titles and tooling to the spine in gilt. The bestselling title in the united states was typee with 9,598 copies. A near fine condition with some of the usual light foxing and light shelfwear to the spine tips.
Moby dick by herman melville and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. His works were inspired by his many trips and whaling voyages to the sea as a green hand and from the perception of a young sailor. Herman melville has 1005 books on goodreads with 1120328 ratings. Get the best deals on herman melville books 19001949 publication year when you shop the largest online selection at. Having read this, the shorter novels of herman melville, id like to single out billy budd, foretopman as my favorite. Typically early printed books and especially manuscripts. Melville would gain fame in the 1840s, but it would be short lived and by his death, he was barely remembered. Typee is herman melvilles first book, recounting his experiences after having jumped ship in the marquesas islands in 1842, and becoming a captive of a cannibal island tribe. Herman melville books 19001949 publication year for sale. Set in the paradise of a south sea island, typee is a combination of fact and fiction. It was an immediate success in america and england, and was melvilles most popular work during his lifetime. If were missing any herman melville books or quotes, do email us. Herman melville books, biography, quotes read print. The novel portrays a canterbury talesstyle group of steamboat passengers whose interlocking stories are told as they travel down the mississippi river toward new orleans.
His first three books gained much contemporary attention the first, typee, becoming a bestseller, and after a fastblooming literary success in the late 1840s, his popularity declined precipitously in the mid1850s and never recovered during his lifetime. We carry a wide selection of titles in the arts, theology, history, politics, social and physical sciences. Whats more, a fire at harpers in 1853 destroyed all but sixty of the original copies. The bulk of his writings was published between 1846 and 1857.
Moby dick by herman melville, first edition abebooks. Order of herman melville books herman melville 18191891 was an american author. Remaining half titles are therefore of interest to collectors. Herman melvilles bartleby and the steely strength of mild.
Mardi and a voyage thither by herman melville and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. His father, allan melvill, an importer of french dry goods, became bankrupt and insane, dying when melville was 12. Herman melville audiobook and ebook all you can books. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. Herman melville books list of books by author herman. He left school early but was a passionate autodidact. He is best known for his novel mobydick, which is unanimously considered to be a literary classic. In the herman melville collection of harvard universitys houghton library, a curious volume bears subtle testimony to the prominent role of books in the authors life and not so subtle testimony to the challenges of documenting his reading. Among his bestknown works are mobydick 1851, typee 1846, a romanticized account of his experiences in polynesia, and billy budd, a posthumously published novella. Index of the project gutenberg works of herman melville you can also look up this author on the online books page, which may list additional titles from other sites. The train by georges simenon the book of khalid by ameen rihani i await the devils coming by mary macla.
Founded in 1997, has become a leading book price comparison site. Herman melville august 1, 1819 september 28, 1891 was an american novelist, writer of short stories, and poet from the american renaissance period. I first read herman melvilles short story bartelby, the scrivener many years ago as a thirdyear law student. A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. Herman melville, born august 1, 1819, new york citydied september 28, 1891, new york city, american novelist, shortstory writer, and poet. Herman melville was born in new york city on august 1, 1819, and received his early education in that city he says he gained his first love of adventure listening to his father allan, who was an extensive traveller for his time, telling tales of the monstrous waves at sea, mountain high, of the masts bending like twigs, and all about le havre and liverpool. Thus, of melvilles four most important books, three, typee, omoo, and white jacket, are directly auto biographical, and mobydick is partially so. Herman was the third child of his parents who had 8. Herman melville was a wellknown american novelist in his day, with bestsellers like typee, but by the time he died in 1891, he had fallen into obscurity. Romances of herman melville by herman melville abebooks. The neversink library champions books from around the world that have been overlooked, under appreciated, looked askance at, or foolishly ignored. Herman melville books in english 19001949 publication year.
The numbers in this chart dont reflect the cost of melvilles poetry, which was published at the. The life and works of herman melville the life and works of herman melville is a publication dedicated to disseminating information about herman melville on the internet and the world wide web. Typee was melvilles first published book and this autobiographical rendering of his time in polynesia was a huge hit with audiences, immediately establishing melville as a popular author. Project gutenberg offers 61886 free ebooks for kindle, ipad, nook, android, and iphone. Herman melville was an american novelist, short story writer and poet of the american. Herman melvilles bartleby and the steely strength of mild rebellion the story of a 19thcentury office worker who manages to refuse the rules of. I was left wondering whether melville wrote moby dick with this form of publication in mind. This catalog page is provided by the online books page, and the literature by project gutenberg. Books by melville, herman sorted by popularity project gutenberg. Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards. Melvilles treatment of this seems vastly inferior to that of joseph conrads of numerous similar basket cases.
He s an american original, a rhapsodic writer, and this is an absolutely sick copy of his literary introduction to the landlubber world. Herman melvilles most popular book is mobydick or, the whale. Herman melville free books for your kindle, tablet, ipad, pc or mobile. He was baptized as a newborn by the dutch reformed church. Herman melville is a biography of the american author herman melville by lewis mumford, first published in 1929. Read herman melville books online the literature page. Moby dick first edition herman melville bauman rare books. Mumford, who felt a close affinity with melville, gives both an account of the authors life and an interpretation of his works in the book, devoting particular attention to mobydick and the later works published thereafter. Herman melville 18191891 was born in new york city into an established merchant family.
Thus, of melvilles four most important books, three, typee, omoo, and whitejacket, are directly auto biographical, and mobydick is partially so. Beginning in the early 20th century, melvilles works, including moby dick, bartleby the scrivener, and billy budd, rose in critical esteem, and he was eventually considered to be one of the great american writers. The online catalog of books and documents owned, borrowed and consulted by herman melville. Herman melville, best known for his legendary whaling novel moby dick, is an american novelist, short story writer, and poet. See all books authored by herman melville, including mobydick, and billy budd, sailor, and more on thriftbooks. The title character is a young american student of divinity who travels to. Until his death in 1891, melville was known as the author of typee 1846 and omoo 1847both semiautobiographical travel books, and literary sensations because of melvilles sensual description of the south sea. His father, allan melville was an importer of french dry goods who died after going bankrupt when melville was 12 years old. The book is sailor ishmael s narrative of the obsessive quest of ahab, captain of the whaling ship pequod, for revenge on moby dick, the giant white sperm whale that on the ships previous voyage bit off ahabs leg at the knee. His father died when he was 12, forcing him to quit school and go to work to help support his family. Project gutenberg titles by herman melville melville. Another valuable internet resource is ishmail, an electronic mailing list devoted to the discussion of melville, his works, and other related subjects.