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Moby-Dick; or, The Whale

by Herman Melville

A sailor joins Captain Ahab aboard the Pequod, where a whaling voyage becomes an obsessive pursuit of the white whale. A vast novel of adventure, language, nature and the limits of human knowledge.

Chapters
138
Language
English
First published
1851
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Contents

138 chapters

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  1. 01ETYMOLOGY.1 min
  2. 02EXTRACTS.16 min
  3. 03CHAPTER I. LOOMINGS11 min
  4. 04CHAPTER II. THE CARPET-BAG.7 min
  5. 05CHAPTER III. THE SPOUTER-INN.27 min
  6. 06CHAPTER IV. THE COUNTERPANE.8 min
  7. 07CHAPTER V. BREAKFAST.4 min
  8. 08CHAPTER VI. THE STREET.4 min
  9. 09CHAPTER VII. THE CHAPEL.5 min
  10. 10CHAPTER VIII. THE PULPIT.5 min
  11. 11CHAPTER IX. THE SERMON.17 min
  12. 12CHAPTER X. A BOSOM FRIEND.8 min
  13. 13CHAPTER XI. NIGHTGOWN.4 min
  14. 14CHAPTER XII. BIOGRAPHICAL.4 min
  15. 15CHAPTER XIII. WHEELBARROW.8 min
  16. 16CHAPTER XIV. NANTUCKET.4 min
  17. 17CHAPTER XV. CHOWDER.6 min
  18. 18CHAPTER XVI. THE SHIP.25 min
  19. 19CHAPTER XVII. THE RAMADAN.11 min
  20. 20CHAPTER XVIII. HIS MARK.7 min
  21. 21CHAPTER XIX. THE PROPHET.6 min
  22. 22CHAPTER XX. ALL ASTIR.5 min
  23. 23CHAPTER XXI. GOING ABOARD.5 min
  24. 24CHAPTER XXII. MERRY CHRISTMAS.8 min
  25. 25CHAPTER XXIII. THE LEE SHORE.2 min
  26. 26CHAPTER XXIV. THE ADVOCATE.8 min
  27. 27CHAPTER XXV. POSTSCRIPT.2 min
  28. 28CHAPTER XXVI. KNIGHTS AND SQUIRES.6 min
  29. 29CHAPTER XXVII. KNIGHTS AND SQUIRES.8 min
  30. 30CHAPTER XXVIII. AHAB.7 min
  31. 31CHAPTER XXIX. ENTER AHAB; TO HIM, STUBB.6 min
  32. 32CHAPTER XXX. THE PIPE.2 min
  33. 33CHAPTER XXXI. QUEEN MAB.4 min
  34. 34CHAPTER XXXII. CETOLOGY.24 min
  35. 35CHAPTER XXXIII. THE SPECKSNYDER.5 min
  36. 36CHAPTER XXXIV. THE CABIN-TABLE.10 min
  37. 37CHAPTER XXXV. THE MAST-HEAD.12 min
  38. 38CHAPTER XXXVI. THE QUARTER-DECK.13 min
  39. 39CHAPTER XXXVII. SUNSET.3 min
  40. 40CHAPTER XXXVIII. DUSK.2 min
  41. 41CHAPTER XXXIX. FIRST NIGHT-WATCH.2 min
  42. 42CHAPTER XL. MIDNIGHT, FORECASTLE.8 min
  43. 43CHAPTER XLI. MOBY DICK.18 min
  44. 44CHAPTER XLII. THE WHITENESS OF THE WHALE.17 min
  45. 45CHAPTER XLIII. HARK!2 min
  46. 46CHAPTER XLIV. THE CHART.10 min
  47. 47CHAPTER XLV. THE AFFIDAVIT.17 min
  48. 48CHAPTER XLVI. SURMISES.5 min
  49. 49CHAPTER XLVII. THE MAT-MAKER.5 min
  50. 50CHAPTER XLVIII. THE FIRST LOWERING.18 min
  51. 51CHAPTER XLIX. THE HYENA.4 min
  52. 52CHAPTER L. AHAB’S BOAT AND CREW. FEDALLAH.5 min
  53. 53CHAPTER LI. THE SPIRIT-SPOUT.7 min
  54. 54CHAPTER LII. THE ALBATROSS.4 min
  55. 55CHAPTER LIII. THE GAM.8 min
  56. 56CHAPTER LIV. THE TOWN-HO’S STORY.37 min
  57. 57CHAPTER LV. OF THE MONSTROUS PICTURES OF WHALES.9 min
  58. 58CHAPTER LVI. OF THE LESS ERRONEOUS PICTURES OF WHALES, AND THE TRUE6 min
  59. 59CHAPTER LVII. OF WHALES IN PAINT; IN TEETH; IN WOOD; IN SHEET-IRON;5 min
  60. 60CHAPTER LVIII. BRIT.5 min
  61. 61CHAPTER LIX. SQUID.5 min
  62. 62CHAPTER LX. THE LINE.7 min
  63. 63CHAPTER LXI. STUBB KILLS A WHALE.9 min
  64. 64CHAPTER LXII. THE DART.3 min
  65. 65CHAPTER LXIII. THE CROTCH.3 min
  66. 66CHAPTER LXIV. STUBB’S SUPPER.14 min
  67. 67CHAPTER LXV. THE WHALE AS A DISH.5 min
  68. 68CHAPTER LXVI. THE SHARK MASSACRE.3 min
  69. 69CHAPTER LXVII. CUTTING IN.4 min
  70. 70CHAPTER LXVIII. THE BLANKET.6 min
  71. 71CHAPTER LXIX. THE FUNERAL.2 min
  72. 72CHAPTER LXX. THE SPHYNX.4 min
  73. 73CHAPTER LXXI. THE JEROBOAM’S STORY.11 min
  74. 74CHAPTER LXXII. THE MONKEY-ROPE.8 min
  75. 75CHAPTER LXXIII. STUBB AND FLASK KILL A RIGHT WHALE; AND THEN HAVE A10 min
  76. 76CHAPTER LXXIV. THE SPERM WHALE’S HEAD—CONTRASTED VIEW.8 min
  77. 77CHAPTER LXXV. THE RIGHT WHALE’S HEAD—CONTRASTED VIEW.6 min
  78. 78CHAPTER LXXVI. THE BATTERING-RAM.4 min
  79. 79CHAPTER LXXVII. THE GREAT HEIDELBURGH TUN.3 min
  80. 80CHAPTER LXXVIII. CISTERN AND BUCKETS.8 min
  81. 81CHAPTER LXXIX. THE PRAIRE.5 min
  82. 82CHAPTER LXXX. THE NUT.5 min
  83. 83CHAPTER LXXXI. THE PEQUOD MEETS THE VIRGIN.20 min
  84. 84CHAPTER LXXXII. THE HONOR AND GLORY OF WHALING.6 min
  85. 85CHAPTER LXXXIII. JONAH HISTORICALLY REGARDED.4 min
  86. 86CHAPTER LXXXIV. PITCHPOLING.4 min
  87. 87CHAPTER LXXXV. THE FOUNTAIN.10 min
  88. 88CHAPTER LXXXVI. THE TAIL.9 min
  89. 89CHAPTER LXXXVII. THE GRAND ARMADA.22 min
  90. 90CHAPTER LXXXVIII. SCHOOLS AND SCHOOLMASTERS.6 min
  91. 91CHAPTER LXXXIX. FAST-FISH AND LOOSE-FISH.7 min
  92. 92CHAPTER XC. HEADS OR TAILS.5 min
  93. 93CHAPTER XCI. THE PEQUOD MEETS THE ROSE-BUD.12 min
  94. 94CHAPTER XCII. AMBERGRIS.5 min
  95. 95CHAPTER XCIII. THE CASTAWAY.8 min
  96. 96CHAPTER XCIV. A SQUEEZE OF THE HAND.6 min
  97. 97CHAPTER XCV. THE CASSOCK.3 min
  98. 98CHAPTER XCVI. THE TRY-WORKS.9 min
  99. 99CHAPTER XCVII. THE LAMP.2 min
  100. 100CHAPTER XCVIII. STOWING DOWN AND CLEARING UP.5 min
  101. 101CHAPTER XCIX. THE DOUBLOON.12 min
  102. 102CHAPTER C. LEG AND ARM.13 min
  103. 103CHAPTER CI. THE DECANTER.9 min
  104. 104CHAPTER CII. A BOWER IN THE ARSACIDES.8 min
  105. 105CHAPTER CIII. MEASUREMENT OF THE WHALE’S SKELETON.5 min
  106. 106CHAPTER CIV. THE FOSSIL WHALE.7 min
  107. 107CHAPTER CV. DOES THE WHALE’S MAGNITUDE DIMINISH?—WILL HE PERISH?8 min
  108. 108CHAPTER CVI. AHAB’S LEG.5 min
  109. 109CHAPTER CVII. THE CARPENTER.5 min
  110. 110CHAPTER CVIII. AHAB AND THE CARPENTER.8 min
  111. 111CHAPTER CIX. AHAB AND STARBUCK IN THE CABIN.5 min
  112. 112CHAPTER CX. QUEEQUEG IN HIS COFFIN.11 min
  113. 113CHAPTER CXI. THE PACIFIC.2 min
  114. 114CHAPTER CXII. THE BLACKSMITH.5 min
  115. 115CHAPTER CXIII. THE FORGE.6 min
  116. 116CHAPTER CXIV. THE GILDER.3 min
  117. 117CHAPTER CXV. THE PEQUOD MEETS THE BACHELOR.4 min
  118. 118CHAPTER CXVI. THE DYING WHALE.3 min
  119. 119CHAPTER CXVII. THE WHALE WATCH.3 min
  120. 120CHAPTER CXVIII. THE QUADRANT.5 min
  121. 121CHAPTER CXIX. THE CANDLES.12 min
  122. 122CHAPTER CXX. THE DECK TOWARDS THE END OF THE FIRST NIGHT WATCH.1 min
  123. 123CHAPTER CXXI. MIDNIGHT—THE FORECASTLE BULWARKS.3 min
  124. 124CHAPTER CXXII. MIDNIGHT ALOFT—THUNDER AND LIGHTNING.1 min
  125. 125CHAPTER CXXIII. THE MUSKET.6 min
  126. 126CHAPTER CXXIV. THE NEEDLE.6 min
  127. 127CHAPTER CXXV. THE LOG AND LINE.5 min
  128. 128CHAPTER CXXVI. THE LIFE-BUOY.7 min
  129. 129CHAPTER CXXVII. THE DECK.4 min
  130. 130CHAPTER CXXVIII. THE PEQUOD MEETS THE RACHEL.7 min
  131. 131CHAPTER CXXIX. THE CABIN.3 min
  132. 132CHAPTER CXXX. THE HAT.8 min
  133. 133CHAPTER CXXXI. THE PEQUOD MEETS THE DELIGHT.2 min
  134. 134CHAPTER CXXXII. THE SYMPHONY.8 min
  135. 135CHAPTER CXXXIII. THE CHASE—FIRST DAY.17 min
  136. 136CHAPTER CXXXIV. THE CHASE—SECOND DAY.16 min
  137. 137CHAPTER CXXXV. THE CHASE—THIRD DAY.21 min
  138. 138EPILOGUE.2 min

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