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On September 28, 1891, Herman Melville, novelist and poet, died at the age of 72. An excerpt from the article:
"Celebrated American author Herman Melville wrote 'Moby-Dick' and several other sea-adventure novels before turning to poetry later in his literary career.
Who Was Herman Melville?
Herman Melville was born in New York City in 1819. He worked as a crew member on several vessels beginning in 1839, his experiences spawning his successful early novels Typee (1846) and Omoo (1847). Subsequent books, including his masterpiece Moby-Dick (1851), sold poorly, and by the 1860s Melville had turned to poetry. Following his death in New York City in 1891, he posthumously came to be regarded as one of the great American writers."
"Celebrated American author Herman Melville wrote 'Moby-Dick' and several other sea-adventure novels before turning to poetry later in his literary career.
Who Was Herman Melville?
Herman Melville was born in New York City in 1819. He worked as a crew member on several vessels beginning in 1839, his experiences spawning his successful early novels Typee (1846) and Omoo (1847). Subsequent books, including his masterpiece Moby-Dick (1851), sold poorly, and by the 1860s Melville had turned to poetry. Following his death in New York City in 1891, he posthumously came to be regarded as one of the great American writers."
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I have read it several times. The preeminent Melville scholar was a former professor at Kent State named Howard P. Vincent and was a mentor to many of my American Literature professors.
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Picture from an artist of an encounter with Moby Dick. I have read the book a number of times and still have a copy in my home library. I remember also the movie where Gregory Peck played the part of the one legged Captain Ahab.
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