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Herman Melville

Herman Melville was an American novelist, short story writer, essayist and poet who is often classified as part of dark romanticism. He is best known for his novel Moby-Dick and novella Billy Budd, the latter of which was published posthumously. (Source.)

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Born 1 August 1819
Died 28 September 1891

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  • Cover of: Moby Dick

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  • Cover of: Typee

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  • Cover of: The Confidence Man

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  • Cover of: Omoo

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  • Cover of: Billy Budd, Sailor

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  • Cover of: White-Jacket

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  • Cover of: Redburn

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  • Cover of: Bartleby the Scrivener: a Tale of Wall Street

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  • Cover of: Israel Potter

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  • Cover of: Pierre, or the Ambiguities

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  • Cover of: The Piazza Tales

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  • Cover of: Mardi: and a voyage thither

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  • Cover of: Battle-Pieces and Aspects of the War

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  • Cover of: Benito Cereno

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  • Cover of: 4 Classic American Novels: The Scarlet Letter / The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn / The Red Badge of Courage / Billy Budd

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  • Cover of: The Compact Bedford Introduction to Literature: Reading Thinking Writing

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  • Cover of: Clarel, a poem and pilgrimage in the Holy Land.

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  • Cover of: Shorter Novels of Herman Melville

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  • Cover of: The Apple-Tree Table and other sketches

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  • Cover of: Mardi and A Voyage Thither: In Two Volumes: Vol. II

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Born 1 August 1819
Died 28 September 1891

Subjects

Fiction, Young men, Children's fiction, Psychology, Copyists, classic literature, Securities industry, American literature, short story, Sailors, Classic Literature, Juvenile fiction, Sea stories, short stories, American fiction (fictional works by one author), Ship captains, literature, Executions and executioners, Historical Fiction, History, Impressment, American Horror tales, Horror stories, Satanism, classics

Places

New York, Wall Street, United States, Massachusetts, New England, Salem Village, Alabama, Jefferson, Owl Creek Bridge, Mississippi, Yoknapatawpha County, Mallard residence, England, Justice of the Peace Court, Missouri, Araby, Araby bazaar, India, Ireland, North Richmond Street, Galway, Italy, Padua, University of Padua, Paris

People

Bartleby, Cicero, Ginger Nut, John Jacob Astor, Nippers, Turkey, Billy Budd, Edward Fairfax Vere, John Claggart, Devil, Faith Brown, Goodman Brown, Goody Cloyse, Peyton Farquhar, Colonel Sartoris, Emily Grierson, Homer Barron, Mr. Grierson, Tobe, Ethelred, Fortunato, Lady Fortunato, Luchresi, Madeline Usher, Montresor

Time

19th century, 1600s, 1861-65, Antebellum era, Carnival, 1861-1865, American Civil War, Civil War, Civil War, 1861-1865, 1692, 1835-1845, 20th century, Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775, 1783-1865, 1835-45, 1890, Alabama, December, England, Eton College, Owl Creek Bridge, Oxford, Revolution, 1775-1783, Rome, United States

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Alternative names

  • Melville, Herman, 1819-1891.
  • Herman Melvile
  • Hermann Melville
  • MELVILLE H.
  • Melville, Herman, 1819-1891
  • Herman, 1819-1891 Melville
  • melville-herman
  • Melville, Herman
  • Melville Herman
  • Herman Herman Melville
  • herman melville

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September 12, 2023 Edited by Armin5454 Added new photo
October 14, 2021 Edited by mheiman merge authors
November 21, 2020 Edited by Lisa merge authors
September 27, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import