Herman Melville
Author
Language
English
Description
With harpoons strapped to their backs, the proud whales of Bathsheba's pod live for the hunt. Led by the formibable, dangerous Captain Alexandra, they fight in the ongoing war against the world of men. When they attack a ship bobbing on the surface of the Abyss, they expect to find easy prey. Instead, they find the trail of a myth, a monster, perhaps the devil himself. With their relentless Captain leading the chase, they embark on a final, vengeful...
3) Mighty Moby
Author
Language
English
Description
A bedtime story of a whale hunt inspired by the classic tale of the hunt for Moby Dick, here with a new twist. Deep in the dark ocean, Mighty Moby lurks. Up above the ocean waves, a one-legged captain pursues the whale he clashed with long ago.
Author
Series
Everyman's library volume 232
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Publication Date
1997.
Language
English
Description
Gathers all of Melville's short stories and novellas, including "Billy Budd, Sailor," "Bartleby, the Scrivener," and "Benito Cereno."
7) Redburn, his first voyage ; White-jacket, or, The world in a man-of-war ; Moby-Dick, or, The whale
Author
Series
Publisher
Literary Classics of the United States, Inc
Publication Date
[1983]
Language
English
Description
Reburn is the story that relates a young man's initiation into the sailors life; White-Jacket is the story that is a semi-autobiographical account of experiences in the U.S. Navy; Moby-Dick, or the whale is the most famous of Melville's works, and tells the story of Ahab, a ship captain that has become obessed with the hunt for the whale he has named Moby-Dick.
10) Catskill eagle
Author
Publisher
Philomel Books
Publication Date
1991.
Language
English
Description
In this excerpt from "Moby Dick," Melville portrays the majestic mountain eagle, who at his lowest, still flies above all other birds.
12) Moby Dick
Publisher
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc
Publication Date
1956.
Language
English
Description
Consumed by an insane rage, Captain Ahab has but one purpose in life-- revenge on the great white whale who maimed and disfigured him.
13) Moby Dick
Publisher
Nantier, Beall, Minoustchine
Publication Date
[1998]
Language
English
Description
Ishmael, a sailor, recounts the ill-fated voyage of a whaling ship led by the fanatical Captain Ahab in search of the white whale that had crippled him. Presented in comic book format.
14) Moby Dick
Publisher
Farrar, Straus, and Giroux
Publication Date
1997.
Language
English
Description
Retells the story of the ill-fated voyage of a whaling ship led by the fanatical Captain Ahab in search of the white whale that had crippled him.
15) Call me Moby
Author
Publisher
Balzer + Bray
Publication Date
2026.
Language
English
Description
"Meet Physeter Macrocephalus--but you can call him Moby. He's got the BIGGEST toothy smile, and he's always up for a game of tag. Plus his backflips can't be beat! Who wouldn't want to be his pal? So when Moby encounters a ship full of sailors, he's eager to make a bunch of new friends. What could go wrong...? Illustrated in bold full color, this funny, charming riff on the Herman Melville classic, Moby-Dick, is at its heart a story about making friends...
16) Moby-Dick
Author
Series
Publisher
Sterling
Publication Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
An abridged retelling of the adventures of a young seaman when he joins the crew of the whaling ship Pequod, led by the fanatical Captain Ahab in pursuit of the white whale Moby Dick
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin
Publication Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
Killing a sixty-ton sperm whale that could destroy a boat with a flick of its massive tail was no easy task. Whalemen of the early nineteenth century were not just hunters, they were also explorers-sailing on the uncharted sea in search of some of the largest creatures on earth. The most famous whale of all? Moby Dick. Here are Ishmael, Queequeq, Ahab, and of course, Moby Dick, rendered anew in a dynamic comic book adaptation of one of the greatest...
18) Moby Dick
Author
Publisher
Campfire
Publication Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Retells in graphic novel format Melville's story about Captain Ahab's search for Moby Dick, the great white whale that crippled him.
19) Moby Dick
Series
Publisher
Magic Wagon
Publication Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Illustrated retelling of Herman Melville's classic story of Ishmael, a young seaman who joins the crew of the fanatical Captain Ahab in pursuit of the white whale Moby Dick.
20) Moby Dick
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Publication Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
Consumed by an insane rage, Captain Ahab has but one purpose in life-- revenge on the great white whale who maimed and disfigured him.



