Moby Dick 白鲸/莫比迪克 英文原版

HarperCollinsisproudtopresentitsincrediblerangeofbest-loved,essentialclassics.TheyoungsailorIshmaelbefriendsatattooedPolynesianharpoonernamedQueequeg,andfindshimselfaboardthePequod,whichiscaptainedbytheobsessiveCaptainAhab.Notlongafterthevoyagehasbegun,Ahabtellsthecrewabouthissecretplottohuntdownthewhalethatcrippledhimonapreviousvoyage,MobyDick.ThecrewofthePequodarealsoafterasmuchspermoilastheirshipcancarry,andtheaccountofthecrew’syears-longpursuitoftheWhiteWhaleisinterspersedwithdetailedandencyclopaedicdescriptionsofawhaler’slife.MelvilleunitesnarrativevirtuositywithalifetimeofsailingexperienceinperhapsthesinglemostimportantclassicofAmericanliterature.