Its famous opening line, "Call me Ishmael," dramatic in its stark simplicity, begins an epic that is widely regarded as the greatest novel ever written by an American....

The life of a Scrivener can be a dull one. After all, your entire occupation has to do with the handwritten copying of law documents....

This is a story of interlocking tales from a group of steamboat passengers traveling down the Mississippi toward New Orleans....

When Spenser is approached by Walter Clive, president of Three Fillies Stables, to find out who is threatening his horse Hugger Mugger, he can hardly say no...

This is the epic sea adventure, a harrowing tale of slavery and revolt aboard a Spanish ship, is often regarded as Melville's finest short story....

Herman Melville is one of the greatest figures in literary history. His classic Moby Dick is generally considered the finest novel ever written by an American. Yet in Melville’s day, Typee was a far more popular book....

With disparate settings such as a Massachusetts farmhouse and the strange volcanic clime of the Enchanted Isles, this six-story anthology features some of Herman Melville’s most exceptional works....

A Wall Street lawyer hires a new clerk who, after an initial bout of hard work, refuses to make copy and any other task required of him, with the words "I would prefer not to".... 

Ismael un joven con experiencia en la marina mercante, decide que su siguiente viaje será en un ballenero....

This is a short story about a lawyer with offices on Wall Street in New York City. He runs an advertisement for a scrivener, or professional...