01180nam a22002417a 45000010005000000030006000050050017000110080041000280200017000690400029000860500014001150820010001291000031001392450072001702600043002423000044002855050008003295200505003375210021008425210020008636500021008837000034009044538FISKH20250327095933.0240913b cb ||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d a070097059007 aFISKHbengcFISKHdFISKH aPS2384.M6 a813.3 aMelville, Herman eauthor  aMoby Dick / cby Herman Melville : illustrated by Classic Editions  aNew York : bWaldman Publishing Corp ; a238 pages : billustrations ;c21 cm .  aZ  aThe itinerant sailor Ishmael begins a voyage on the whaling ship Pequod whose captain, Ahab, wishes to exact revenge upon the whale Moby-Dick, who destroyed his last ship and took his leg. As they search for the savage white whale, Ishmael questions all aspects of life. The story is woven in complex, lyrical language and uses many theatrical forms, such as stage direction and soliloquy. It is considered the exemplar of American Romanticism, and one of the greatest American novels of all time. .8 a1230 bLexile 8 aZ bRaz-Plus  awhalingvfiction aLynch, Brendan eillustrator