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Moby-Dick; or, The WhaleHerman Melville

Moby-Dick; or, The Whale

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Original author: 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.

Moby-Dick; or, The Whale, by Herman Melville. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #15.

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145 Chapters

  1. 1.Front Matter3,693 words
  2. 2.Chapter I: Loomings2,174 words
  3. 3.Chapter II: The Carpet-Bag1,405 words
  4. 4.Chapter III: The Spouter-Inn5,710 words
  5. 5.Chapter IV: The Counterpane1,633 words
  6. 6.Chapter V: Breakfast726 words
  7. 7.Chapter VI: The Street799 words
  8. 8.Chapter VII: The Chapel896 words
  9. 9.Chapter VIII: The Pulpit937 words
  10. 10.Chapter IX: The Sermon3,511 words
  11. 11.Chapter X: A Bosom Friend1,535 words
  12. 12.Chapter XI: Nightgown718 words
  13. 13.Chapter XII: Biographical868 words
  14. 14.Chapter XIII: Wheelbarrow1,660 words
  15. 15.Chapter XIV: Nantucket748 words
  16. 16.Chapter XV: Chowder1,163 words
  17. 17.Chapter XVI: The Ship5,338 words
  18. 18.Chapter XVII: The Ramadan2,223 words
  19. 19.Chapter XVIII: His Mark1,316 words
  20. 20.Chapter XIX: The Prophet1,162 words
  21. 21.Chapter XX: All Astir910 words
  22. 22.Chapter XXI: Going Aboard1,028 words
  23. 23.Chapter XXII: Merry Christmas1,586 words
  24. 24.Chapter XXIII: The Lee Shore357 words
  25. 25.Chapter XXIV: The Advocate1,625 words
  26. 26.Chapter XXV: Postscript274 words
  27. 27.Chapter XXVI: Knights and Squires1,211 words
  28. 28.Chapter XXVII: Knights and Squires1,653 words
  29. 29.Chapter XXVIII: Ahab1,387 words
  30. 30.Chapter XXIX: Enter Ahab; to Him, Stubb1,172 words
  31. 31.Chapter XXX: The Pipe284 words
  32. 32.Chapter XXXI: Queen Mab836 words
  33. 33.Chapter XXXII: Cetology1,516 words
  34. 34.Book I: (Folio), CHAPTER I. (Sperm Whale).—This whale, among the294 words
  35. 35.Book I: (Folio), CHAPTER II. (Right Whale).—In one respect this is270 words
  36. 36.Book I: (Folio), CHAPTER III. (Fin-Back).—Under this head I reckon904 words
  37. 37.Book I: (Folio), CHAPTER VI.(Sulphur Bottom).—Another retiring290 words
  38. 38.Book II: (Octavo), CHAPTER II. (Black Fish).—I give the popular185 words
  39. 39.Book II: (Octavo), CHAPTER III. (Narwhale), that is, Nostril604 words
  40. 40.Book II: (Octavo), CHAPTER V. (Thrasher).—This gentleman is famous157 words
  41. 41.Book III: (Duodecimo), CHAPTER I. (Huzza Porpoise).—This is the272 words
  42. 42.Book III: (Duodecimo), CHAPTER III. (Mealy-mouthed Porpoise).—The492 words
  43. 43.Chapter XXXIII: The Specksnyder956 words
  44. 44.Chapter XXXIV: The Cabin-Table2,178 words
  45. 45.Chapter XXXV: The Mast-Head2,519 words
  46. 46.Chapter XXXVI: The Quarter-Deck2,719 words
  47. 47.Chapter XXXVII: Sunset495 words
  48. 48.Chapter XXXVIII: Dusk385 words
  49. 49.Chapter XXXIX: First Night-Watch247 words
  50. 50.Chapter XL: Midnight, Forecastle1,395 words
  51. 51.Chapter XLI: Moby Dick3,734 words
  52. 52.Chapter XLII: The Whiteness of the Whale3,519 words
  53. 53.Chapter XLIII: Hark!283 words
  54. 54.Chapter XLIV: The Chart1,998 words
  55. 55.Chapter XLV: The Affidavit3,488 words
  56. 56.Chapter XLVI: Surmises984 words
  57. 57.Chapter XLVII: The Mat-Maker906 words
  58. 58.Chapter XLVIII: The First Lowering3,858 words
  59. 59.Chapter XLIX: The Hyena822 words
  60. 60.Chapter L: Ahab’s Boat and Crew. Fedallah997 words
  61. 61.Chapter LI: The Spirit-Spout1,488 words
  62. 62.Chapter LII: The Albatross703 words
  63. 63.Chapter LIII: The Gam1,593 words
  64. 64.Chapter LIV: The Town-Ho’s Story7,801 words
  65. 65.Chapter LV: Of the Monstrous Pictures of Whales1,864 words
  66. 66.Chapter LVI1,295 words
  67. 67.Chapter LVII931 words
  68. 68.Chapter LVIII: Brit991 words
  69. 69.Chapter LIX: Squid905 words
  70. 70.Chapter LX: The Line1,445 words
  71. 71.Chapter LXI: Stubb Kills a Whale1,912 words
  72. 72.Chapter LXII: The Dart560 words
  73. 73.Chapter LXIII: The Crotch468 words
  1. 74.Chapter LXIV: Stubb’s Supper2,892 words
  2. 75.Chapter LXV: The Whale as a Dish975 words
  3. 76.Chapter LXVI: The Shark Massacre615 words
  4. 77.Chapter LXVII: Cutting in725 words
  5. 78.Chapter LXVIII: The Blanket1,184 words
  6. 79.Chapter LXIX: The Funeral424 words
  7. 80.Chapter LXX: The Sphynx853 words
  8. 81.Chapter LXXI: The Jeroboam’s Story2,204 words
  9. 82.Chapter LXXII: The Monkey-Rope1,592 words
  10. 83.Chapter LXXIII2,115 words
  11. 84.Chapter LXXIV: The Sperm Whale’s Head—contrasted View1,606 words
  12. 85.Chapter LXXV: The Right Whale’s Head—contrasted View1,203 words
  13. 86.Chapter LXXVI: The Battering-Ram860 words
  14. 87.Chapter LXXVII: The Great Heidelburgh Tun620 words
  15. 88.Chapter LXXVIII: Cistern and Buckets1,615 words
  16. 89.Chapter LXXIX: The Praire922 words
  17. 90.Chapter LXXX: The Nut887 words
  18. 91.Chapter LXXXI: The Pequod Meets the Virgin4,228 words
  19. 92.Chapter LXXXII: The Honor and Glory of Whaling1,133 words
  20. 93.Chapter LXXXIII: Jonah Historically Regarded762 words
  21. 94.Chapter LXXXIV: Pitchpoling795 words
  22. 95.Chapter LXXXV: The Fountain2,041 words
  23. 96.Chapter LXXXVI: The Tail1,819 words
  24. 97.Chapter LXXXVII: The Grand Armada4,674 words
  25. 98.Chapter LXXXVIII: Schools and Schoolmasters1,172 words
  26. 99.Chapter LXXXIX: Fast-Fish and Loose-Fish1,375 words
  27. 100.Chapter XC: Heads or Tails1,020 words
  28. 101.Chapter XCI: The Pequod Meets the Rose-Bud2,427 words
  29. 102.Chapter XCII: Ambergris960 words
  30. 103.Chapter XCIII: The Castaway1,583 words
  31. 104.Chapter XCIV: A Squeeze of the Hand1,247 words
  32. 105.Chapter XCV: The Cassock487 words
  33. 106.Chapter XCVI: The Try-Works1,797 words
  34. 107.Chapter XCVII: The Lamp236 words
  35. 108.Chapter XCVIII: Stowing Down and Clearing Up1,001 words
  36. 109.Chapter XCIX: The Doubloon2,379 words
  37. 110.Chapter C: Leg and Arm2,604 words
  38. 111.Chapter CI: The Decanter1,726 words
  39. 112.Chapter CII: A Bower in the Arsacides1,511 words
  40. 113.Chapter CIII: Measurement of the Whale’s Skeleton906 words
  41. 114.Chapter CIV: The Fossil Whale1,401 words
  42. 115.Chapter CV1,533 words
  43. 116.Chapter CVI: Ahab’s Leg912 words
  44. 117.Chapter CVII: The Carpenter1,025 words
  45. 118.Chapter CVIII: Ahab and the Carpenter1,501 words
  46. 119.Chapter CIX: Ahab and Starbuck in the Cabin871 words
  47. 120.Chapter CX: Queequeg in His Coffin2,206 words
  48. 121.Chapter CXI: The Pacific412 words
  49. 122.Chapter CXII: The Blacksmith915 words
  50. 123.Chapter CXIII: The Forge1,181 words
  51. 124.Chapter CXIV: The Gilder623 words
  52. 125.Chapter CXV: The Pequod Meets the Bachelor853 words
  53. 126.Chapter CXVI: The Dying Whale501 words
  54. 127.Chapter CXVII: The Whale Watch448 words
  55. 128.Chapter CXVIII: The Quadrant873 words
  56. 129.Chapter CXIX: The Candles2,463 words
  57. 130.Chapter CXX170 words
  58. 131.Chapter CXXI: Midnight—the Forecastle Bulwarks609 words
  59. 132.Chapter CXXIII: The Musket1,183 words
  60. 133.Chapter CXXIV: The Needle1,172 words
  61. 134.Chapter CXXV: The Log and Line1,063 words
  62. 135.Chapter CXXVI: The Life-Buoy1,331 words
  63. 136.Chapter CXXVII: The Deck666 words
  64. 137.Chapter CXXVIII: The Pequod Meets the Rachel1,353 words
  65. 138.Chapter CXXIX: The Cabin560 words
  66. 139.Chapter CXXX: The Hat1,654 words
  67. 140.Chapter CXXXI: The Pequod Meets the Delight403 words
  68. 141.Chapter CXXXII: The Symphony1,559 words
  69. 142.Chapter CXXXIII: The Chase—first Day3,436 words
  70. 143.Chapter CXXXIV: The Chase—second Day3,184 words
  71. 144.Chapter CXXXV: The Chase—third Day4,385 words
  72. 145.Epilogue302 words