Got a whale of a tale to tell ya lad…
For those who are forced to read this tome in school…it is
drudgery. It’s not the great American
novel, but Moby Dick is one of the
greatest contributions to American literature.
Melville wove his fictional tale around the very real tragedy of the whaleship Essex, and
American whaler that was rammed and sunk by a very angry sperm whale. It is a long and tedious book…and I can see
why many a high school student has been defeated and gave up on this “white
whale”. Nevertheless, should you wish to
try and attempt to “harpoon the thing once again”…here’s a first edition…or
two…
