The Life and Works of Herman Melville

Moby-Dick Marathon Fifth annual nonstop reading of the novel in New Bedford, MA

Breaking News: Current Melville Events

Biographical: (Biographies, Melville and Hawthorne, Quotes by and about Melville, and more)

The Works: (Excerpts and Electronic Texts, Publishing History, Criticism, and more)

The Gam: Other Melville-Related Sites on the Web

Postscript: Links to Whales, Sailing, Literature, and more

Credits: The People and Sources behind these pages

Nantucket's Tried-Out "Moby-Dick"

Nantucket's Tried-Out "Moby-Dick" , by Robert diCurcio, is a chapter-by-chapter breakdown of Melville's greatest work, intended to assist first-time readers on this long and difficult, but fascinating, adventure. Mr. diCurcio has graciously offered the 79 core chapters and the epilogue through this web site as a helpful research tool for beginning Melville fans. What is it about Vermeer's art? Why are his images so gripping and memorable? Visit Bob's new site at: www.VermeersRiddleRevealed.com.

, by Robert diCurcio, is a chapter-by-chapter breakdown of Melville's greatest work, intended to assist first-time readers on this long and difficult, but fascinating, adventure. Mr. diCurcio has graciously offered the 79 core chapters and the epilogue through this web site as a helpful research tool for beginning Melville fans. Do you know of a Melville event that should be listed here? Send E-Mail to jmadden@melville.org.

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--Pierre, Book XVII

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--Pierre, Book XXII

Herman Melville Online

Links to complete electronic texts of Melville's works (at present only the more popular novels and several short pieces are available). Many thanks to Heyward Ehrlich of Rutgers University for his generous assistance with this section.

Publishing History, Excerpts, Contemporary Reviews

Criticism

Other Melvilleana

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The Gam: Other Melville-Related Sites on the Web

--Moby-Dick, Chapter 53 (The Gam)

Melville's Geography

Museums

Melville in the Arts

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Postscript: Of Related Interest

--Billy Budd, Chapter 4

Whales

The Age of Sail

Other Nineteenth-Century American Giants

Other Great Literary Sites

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--Pierre, Book XVIII

Sources and illustrations used in the creation of this Web Site

Acknowledgements to those who have contributed to improve the quality of these pages

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"For small erections may be finished by their first architects; grand ones, true ones, ever leave the copestone to posterity." --Moby-Dick, Chapter 32 (Cetology)

Can you provide additional information on Melville, his works, or anything else that belongs here? Let us know! Your contributions, comments, queries, and suggestions are welcomed by jmadden@melville.org.