Rockwell Kent Moby Dick

💣 👉🏻👉🏻👉🏻 ALL INFORMATION CLICK HERE 👈🏻👈🏻👈🏻

Audiobook – $0.00
with membership trial
We are sorry. Amazon has encountered an error. Please try again.
Brief content visible, double tap to read full content.
Full content visible, double tap to read brief content.
Other sellers on AmazonOther sellers on Amazon
It looks like WhatsApp is not installed on your phone. Please use a different way to share.
There was a problem loading your book clubs. Please try again.
Bring your club to Amazon Book Clubs, start a new book club and invite your friends to join, or find a club that’s right for you for free. Explore Amazon Book Clubs
Brief content visible, double tap to read full content.
Full content visible, double tap to read brief content.
Book reviews, interviews, editors' picks, and more.
Brief content visible, double tap to read full content.
Full content visible, double tap to read brief content.
Brief content visible, double tap to read full content.
Full content visible, double tap to read brief content.
#3,128,216 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
Brief content visible, double tap to read full content.
Full content visible, double tap to read brief content.
Help others learn more about this product by uploading a video!
Brief content visible, double tap to read full content.
Full content visible, double tap to read brief content.
A Tale of Two Cities (Penguin Clothbound Classics)
The Old Man and the Sea: The Hemingway Library Edition
1.0 out of 5 starsVerified Purchase
Reviewed in the United States on August 24, 2018
I tried. I really tried. Multiple times. But the page after page describing all the different types of whales in the most minute of detail, and the sentences that stretch so long that by the end of them I'd realize I couldn't figure out for the life of me what point he was... See more
I tried. I really tried. Multiple times. But the page after page describing all the different types of whales in the most minute of detail, and the sentences that stretch so long that by the end of them I'd realize I couldn't figure out for the life of me what point he was trying to make. I finally decided life is to short to torture myself with a book I'm just not enjoying, and I moved on. Maybe I'll try again in another 10 years.
5.0 out of 5 starsVerified Purchase
Reviewed in the United States on September 24, 2019
I don't see what the problem is. Why are some reviewers whining about the size of the book? I mean, it's perfectly fine. The measurements are also listed, if you read the product page. I actually laughed at the Derp/Derpina who posted a photo of the book next to a tape... See more
I don't see what the problem is. Why are some reviewers whining about the size of the book? I mean, it's perfectly fine. The measurements are also listed, if you read the product page. I actually laughed at the Derp/Derpina who posted a photo of the book next to a tape measure showing the measurements of this book...no DUH, Einstein. Those same measurements are listed in the product description! LOL! Anyway, the hardcover is the same size as those little books Barnes & Noble used to sell. It came in mint condition and is absolutely lovely. I think they'd make great gifts! Also, if you are wondering why some customers have different hardback versions, it's because they bought it by selecting the "more buying options" link below the listing.
1.0 out of 5 starsVerified Purchase
Reviewed in the United States on February 13, 2018
The hardcover option is VERY TINY, almost too tiny to hold. Especially considering it’s 765 pages. This would be a wonderful purchase if it was just normal-sized.
2.0 out of 5 starsVerified Purchase
Reviewed in the United States on November 8, 2018
I forced myself to read this famous old book. The writing style was treacherous. I skipped over numerous paragraphs to reach the end, at first guiltily, then not so much. It's more than a tale of chasing Moby Dick, it is a wordy description of whaling, and also Moby Dick... See more
I forced myself to read this famous old book. The writing style was treacherous. I skipped over numerous paragraphs to reach the end, at first guiltily, then not so much. It's more than a tale of chasing Moby Dick, it is a wordy description of whaling, and also Moby Dick is likened to God, maybe the devil. Whales are compared to leviathan, the biblical sea monster, but I disagree with that. Leviathan could come in a whale form, but not only as a whale in my opinion. There is the inevitable and embarrassing racism in this "classic" tale, although it was milder in this book as the author attempted to seem open minded but not without an air of superiority. Ugh. The writing style is awkward, I do not consider it superior, along with some other old books I have read. I did not enjoy it. Sorry. I felt a little badly reading that Herman Melville wasn't recognized until after death, that happens too much, but I am not giving it three stars for pity. I wonder if Moby Dick is famous because of the biblical connotations, which makes Moby Dick the book like leviathan also. I feel the ghost of Herman Melville will attack me. Some of the prose was noteworthy but reading it was a drag.
5.0 out of 5 starsVerified Purchase
Reviewed in the United States on October 17, 2017
A very enjoyable listen. Well narrated and takes a long time to get through, my two main requirements for an audiobook :). I tried reading this when I was young (luckily never given it as an assignment) and it is a tough read. Herman Melville was a master of the poetic... See more
A very enjoyable listen. Well narrated and takes a long time to get through, my two main requirements for an audiobook :). I tried reading this when I was young (luckily never given it as an assignment) and it is a tough read. Herman Melville was a master of the poetic phrase and it is beautiful to listen to but a trudge to read imho. A true American classic of the dangers of revenge and mob mentality. It also provides a time-machine like glimpse into the powerful American whaling industry and once again demonstrates the American concept (for good or bad) that whatever the world does we will outstrip it. I was especially pleased with the authors (narrators) view on the belief that mankind could never kill enough whales to endanger their numbers in the ocean and provides an interesting analogy separating their killing from the American Buffalo. Sadly, little did he know of where technology and seafaring were headed just a few decade later. I spent .99 for the kindle book and got the audio for free so I count it as money well spent.
4.0 out of 5 starsVerified Purchase
Reviewed in the United States on April 7, 2019
Well, I promised my brother I would read this- well I finally did it. There is a lot to this book. I really want to read some things written about this to help me digest it. Meville's language and writing is beautiful. He extensively researched this book. It made me want... See more
Well, I promised my brother I would read this- well I finally did it. There is a lot to this book. I really want to read some things written about this to help me digest it. Meville's language and writing is beautiful. He extensively researched this book. It made me want to read current books regarding whale behavior and anatomy. The whaling business was horrific, violent, terrible on so many levels. I wonder if whales remember the horror. Horrible, sometimes humans are just incredibly terrible to our precious beautiful world.
There were so many stories within the story: the story of the bird stealing Ahab's hat, the story of the blacksmith who (I believe) got drunk and couldn't help when his family was burglarized. So, many stories. I think the length of it is meant to help you understand and feel the length of the voyages, 3-4 years at sea!
My final thought, at this point, (there may be more later) is that the book is 136 chapters and Moby Dick shows up in the last three.
Just a note: I have read 2 books on the sinking of the whaleship the Essex, that Melville based his story on.
4.0 out of 5 starsVerified Purchase
Reviewed in the United States on September 26, 2020
I actually like the compact size. Some people like these little books, some don't, but Moby-Dick is a weighty tome, and having a copy that is hardback but still isn't painful to hold for long periods is nice. Macmillan used to publish these as simply the "Collector's... See more
I actually like the compact size. Some people like these little books, some don't, but Moby-Dick is a weighty tome, and having a copy that is hardback but still isn't painful to hold for long periods is nice. Macmillan used to publish these as simply the "Collector's Library" and sold them on speciality racks at Barnes and Noble outlets. They've slightly changed the name of the series, and the covers and dust jackets are different, but they are clearly still using the same printing plates.
Which for me is the rub. Because while scholars have gone back and forth between the correct spelling of the title being Moby-Dick or Moby Dick, with the former being preferred since the 1960's, the name of the whale itself is always printed Moby Dick. No hyphen.
Except here. Someone went all anal-retentive and hyphenated the whale's name throughout the book. No other edition has ever done this, including the first printings in England and America. In fact, the only reason the _title_ is hyphenated is because that's how Melville's brother spelled it when alerting the American publishers of Herman Melville's wish to change the book's name. No one knows why the hyphen is there in his brother's letter, when it it never used in the text itself, but that's what the publisher went with and how it appears on title page for the first American edition. All anyone knows is that Herman Melville let it stand and never complained about it.
Long and short of it: Moby-Dick is the name of the book, Moby Dick is the name of the whale, and the Collector's Library/Macmillan Collector's Library doesn't understand the difference. For me, frustrating.
3.0 out of 5 starsVerified Purchase
Reviewed in the United States on January 11, 2021
Ever read a book because your teacher assigned it as required reading? Either you read the whole thing and can't remember a tenth of it today, or you read the back of the book and figured that's enough to write a book report. Moby Dick was not required reading when I was in... See more
Ever read a book because your teacher assigned it as required reading? Either you read the whole thing and can't remember a tenth of it today, or you read the back of the book and figured that's enough to write a book report. Moby Dick was not required reading when I was in school four decades ago, but I've had this book on my must-read list for many years. As the human species, I'm afraid we have devolved to the point where all stories must be fast paced, succinct, and concise. When today's readers pick up many classic works, they will become lost in the verbose, wandering narratives and obscure vernacular of the time in which they were written. Some SENTENCES take half a page or more. Don't get me wrong. I'm glad that I read this classic, but I'm more enthused I've crossed Moby Dick off my list. Won't be doing a reread. Ever. The historical fiction writers of today, like Conn Iggulden would have made the Great White Whale jump from the pages, and we would feel the whaler's world around us, steeping us in the experience. It also would have been a 5 hour page turner, instead of having my own Pequod becalmed for two weeks in the doldrums of Melville's narrative, anxious for fresh trades to sweep me to the next novel. I am 53 years old. There are too many books I want to read than I have time left here for. If you are impatient, and want action and adventure in a historical context, perhaps like me, Melville is just not for you.
5.0 out of 5 starsVerified Purchase
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 2, 2018
My all-time favourite book, this is most definitely a masterpiece. Although Melville did have initial success by the end of his life his name was more or less forgotten because novels such as this one did not really sell, indeed this was already out of print before the...See more
My all-time favourite book, this is most definitely a masterpiece. Although Melville did have initial success by the end of his life his name was more or less forgotten because novels such as this one did not really sell, indeed this was already out of print before the author died, and when first published met with a bevy of very mixed reviews. Thankfully in the 1920s this was re-discovered and hailed as the masterpiece that it of course is, as well as being the ‘Great American Novel’. Its structure and plotting were ahead of its time, which was probably one reason it never did that well at its original publication, but also this holds up a mirror to us all, and to be honest no one likes to see themselves, warts and all. With one of the most famous openings in all of literature, ‘Call me Ishmael.’ it is simple and yet eloquent. Within its multiple narrative style so we hear from our narrator, but also this does give us other perspectives throughout, as it draws on many influences and other works, giving us not only an intimate portrayal of the whaling business and life on a whaling ship, but also the different types of whale, and what the whole business was set up for. Of course as we all know, what should be just a normal whaling voyage becomes something more here, as Captain Ahab is set on vengeance, wanting to locate the whale Moby-Dick, that has crippled him. Changing to a script at times, thus making some chapters more like a play so the structure and planning of this was unlike anything that went before, but it all meshes together quite seamlessly. Taking in such themes as religion, spirituality, bigotry, the pursuit of the mighty dollar, revenge, hate and love, with friendship and so on this has much to offer any reader, although as with any intelligently written book that takes in many themes and issues this does require a close and careful read to gain the full effect and power of the story. After all, if you think that this is just a novel about whaling, I am sorry to say that you have not understood what you have read. In all once read this is something that you won’t easily forget and is in all a fantastically wonderful piece of prose, showing that the novel is a form that can offer us so much.
3.0 out of 5 starsVerified Purchase
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 17, 2019
I have been meaning to read ‘Moby Dick’ since I was a teenager and although I’ve read a large amount of classic literature over the years, I’ve somehow never quite got around to Herman Melville’s novel which tells of Captain Ahab and his quest to kill the whale that removed...See more
I have been meaning to read ‘Moby Dick’ since I was a teenager and although I’ve read a large amount of classic literature over the years, I’ve somehow never quite got around to Herman Melville’s novel which tells of Captain Ahab and his quest to kill the whale that removed one of his legs in a previous encounter. So when I spotted this very attractively presented Penguin Classics Deluxe edition, I decided that now was the time to read it - but was it worth the wait? Well, this is a difficult question to answer because this book is one that totally engaged me in some respects, but not in others. Firstly I very much enjoyed the beginning of the book where Ishmael meets up with the tattooed Queequeg at the Spouter Inn and of the start of their ‘bosom’ friendship; I also enjoyed reading how Ishmael and Queequeg get taken on to work as whalers on the ship ‘Pequod’ and of Ishmael’s initial meeting with the grizzled one-legged seafarer, Captain Ahab, who is intent on exacting his revenge on Moby Dick; and I enjoyed the author’s descriptions of situation and setting aboard a nineteenth century sailing ship. What I found a bit difficult was the amount of information about the whaling industry, some of which I found rather upsetting, especially where the author writes about the hunting of female whales with calves, and although some of the information was very interesting (for example: how if a male whale is attacked its fellow males will hastily make their escape, but if a female whale is attacked, other females will try to help her) there was too much that I found discomfiting. I also found there to be a little too much in the way of extraneous information and too many digressions for this story to work well for me and although I know the author had a purpose in writing in this way, I have to admit to finding parts of this book rather wearing. I am aware that this book is a great American classic and has other themes apart from those that are immediately obvious, and I did enjoy parts of the story and found the ending totally gripping - however, despite being informed that this novel improves with subsequent readings, it's most probably not a book I would pick up again. In summary, I'm glad I finally got around to reading 'Moby Dick', but I’m also rather glad I’ve finished it too. 3 Stars.
5.0 out of 5 starsVerified Purchase
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 26, 2019
I purchased the illustrated Moby Dick off Amazon, I brought this edition to replace my second hand-battered paperback book. This has been one of my worthwhile purchases, for some reason I thought the book would be a slender, but it turned out to be a massive beautifully...See more
I purchased the illustrated Moby Dick off Amazon, I brought this edition to replace my second hand-battered paperback book. This has been one of my worthwhile purchases, for some reason I thought the book would be a slender, but it turned out to be a massive beautifully illustrated edition, don't be put off by the size it nice to have a quality book which can act as a coffee table item for guest to flip through, bedside reading companion. I'm putting my on a book shelve for a rainy day or when one is snowed in and can't get to work. The story is epic and very well written if you into to seafaring stories it a classic, like Gone with the Wind is a romance story to end or romance stories. I can't think of any modern epic stories possible Dune modern time epic stories tend to be done as a series of books not a one off. I like illustrated books and like them not to be flimsy I brought the illustrated special edition The Alchemist and The Restless Girls.
2.0 out of 5 starsVerified Purchase
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 25, 2018
Lovely looking book, however there was a price sticker on the back and unfortunately it has left a mark on the book, peeling off some of the pattern. I’m annoyed because I ordered 3 of these style books, and the other came with a card around the book with the price on, and...See more
Lovely looking book, however there was a price sticker
Latina Women Thick Naked Pussy
Hard Bdsm Femdom
Vintage Mature Hairy Pussy
Anna Karenina Sex
Eva Notty Mom Sex
Moby Dick: Herman Melville, Rockwell Kent: 978039460804…
Pete Lit: Rockwell Kent and Moby-Dick
Moby Dick (Illustrated by Rockwell Kent) by Herman Melville
rockwell kent moby dick for sale | eBay
Moby Dick or, The Whale. Illustrated by Rockwell Kent ...
Rockwell Kent – Drawing Connections: Illustration and the ...
MOBY DICK Herman Melville - Rockwell Kent Illustrated 1982 ...
Rockwell Kent Moby Dick