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Nearly all of Herman Melville's novels drew on his years at sea, and even as his writing deepened into the dark, psychological vein that defines nineteenth-century American literature, the ocean never left it. This set gathers Moby-Dick, his complete shorter fiction and his complete poems, in your choice of two jacket designs: a Nautical Engraving or the great Whale. It is a set for the reader who has sailed with Ishmael aboard the Pequod, and for anyone who feels the pull of the sea.

The Collection

Books included, published by Library of America and Everyman's Library:

1. Moby-Dick
2. The Complete Shorter Fiction
3. Complete Poems

Each set is made entirely to order. Please allow two weeks for production.

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FAQs

Which jacket design should I choose?
The Nautical Engraving recalls the illustrated sea charts and ship prints of Melville's century, while the Whale gives the set a single, commanding image worthy of Moby-Dick.

What does the shorter fiction include?
Melville's tales and novellas, among them "Bartleby, the Scrivener" and "Benito Cereno."

Was Melville also a poet?
Yes. In his later years he turned largely to poetry, from his Civil War poems to the epic Clarel, all gathered in the Complete Poems.