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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- Melville, Herman, 1819-1891.
- Herman Melvile
- Hermann Melville
- MELVILLE H.
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