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   Did Herman Melville write 'Moby-Dick'?

   • Celebrated American author Herman Melville wrote 'Moby-Dick' and several other sea-adventure novels before turning to poetry later in his literary career. (1819-1891) Who Was Herman Melville? Herman Melville was born in New York City in 1819.

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   Who was Herman Melville?

   • Herman Melville was born in New York City in 1819. He worked as a crew member on several vessels beginning in 1839, his experiences spawning his successful early novels Typee (1846) and Omoo (1847). Subsequent books, including his masterpiece Moby-Dick (1851), sold poorly, and by the 1860s Melville had turned to poetry.

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   How did Melville get a job?

   • Unable to gain a coveted job, Melville instead followed Gansevoort's suggestion to work as a crew member on a boat. In 1839, he signed on as a cabin boy for a merchant ship called the St. Lawrence, which traveled from New York City to Liverpool, England, and back.

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   What did Herman Melville learn from Shakespeare?

   • Despite these difficulties, Herman Melville read extensively on his own, consuming mythology, anthropology, and history. He was fascinated with Shakespeare's poetic devices and their ability to capture an audience.

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   Mar 26, 2024 · Herman Melville (born August 1, 1819, New York City—died September 28, 1891, New York City) was an American novelist, short-story writer, and poet, best known for his novels of the sea, including his masterpiece, Moby Dick (1851).

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   Apr 2, 2014 · Learn about the life and works of Herman Melville, a celebrated American author who wrote sea-adventure novels and poetry. Find out how his experiences on whaling ships inspired his masterpiece Moby-Dick and why he became a customs inspector.

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   Herman Melville ( born Melvill; [a] August 1, 1819 – September 28, 1891) was an American novelist, short story writer, and poet of the American Renaissance period. Among his best-known works are Moby-Dick (1851); Typee (1846), a romanticized account of his experiences in Polynesia; and Billy Budd, Sailor, a posthumously published novella.

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   Mar 31, 2020 · Learn about the life and works of Herman Melville, the author of Moby-Dick and other travel novels. Explore his early years, his whaling experiences, his literary achievements, and his later years.

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   Learn about the life and works of Herman Melville, the American author of Moby-Dick, Typee, and Billy Budd. Explore his travels, influences, themes, and legacy with study guides, quotes, and poems.

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   Aug 29, 2012 · Introduction. Herman Melville (b. 1819–d. 1891) was born in New York City into a proud and prosperous family. In 1830, however, his father’s importing business failed, and the family moved upstate to Albany to be near his mother’s relatives.

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   Born to a New York City merchant in 1819, Melville fought for a greatness that would not be realized during his lifetime. Melville's father supported his seven children importing French dry...