The Confidence-Man: His Masquerade was the last major novel by Herman Melville, the American writer and author of Moby-Dick. Published on April 1, 1857 (presumably the exact day...
Herman Melville (New York, 1º agosto 1819 – New York, 28 settembre 1891) è stato uno scrittore, poeta e critico letterario statunitense, autore nel 1851 del...
Bartleby the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street is a short story by Herman Melville. The story first appeared, anonymously, in Putnams Magazine in two parts. The first part...
Herman findet sein leben soweit ganz in Ordnung. Er mag die rothaarige Ruby, in deren Haar womöglich ein paar Vogelnester versteckt sind. Er mag seine Mutter, die mit ihrem...
Wie Benjamin ontmoet of waar hij uithangt bepaalt wekelijks welke platen hij uitkiest. Van vergeten Europese jazzhelden tot obscure tracks van legendarische musici. Van straight...
Omoo: A Narrative of Adventures in the South Seas is Herman Melvilles sequel to Typee, and, as such, was also autobiographical. After leaving Nuku Hiva, the main character ships...
This is a tale based on Melvilles experiences aboard the USS United States from 1843 to 1844. It comments on the harsh and brutal realities of service in the US Navy at that time,...