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By: Óscar, Íñigo and Gonzalo
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BBorn August 1819 Died September 1891. AAt eleven he moved with his family to Albany. MMelville briefly became a school teacher before he took to sea. TThe results of his experiences at sea were: Best known for his novel Moby Dick.
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Redburn His First Voyage (1849) White-Jacket or The World in a Man-of- War (1850) Moby-Dick or The Whale (1851) Billy Budd Typee Billy Budd
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commercial failure. First published as The Whale in London. Definitive title in New York in November.
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A sailor called Ishmael narrates the monomaniacal quest of Ahab, captain of the whaler Pequod, for revenge on Moby Dick. Dedicated to Nathaniel Hawthorne. Draws on Melville's experience at sea.
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Wikipedia Biography.com
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