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Moby Dick

Moby Dick

by Herman Melville

Captain Ahab, having lost his leg to the white whale Moby Dick, travels the world on a quest for vengeance.

Languages
English·Español
License
Public Domain
Originally published
1851
Latest release
Sep 4, 2026
Pages
805
Format
6 × 9 in (152 × 229 mm)
Book type
Novel
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Table of Contents

  1. Dedication
  2. Etymology
  3. Extracts
  4. Extracts
  5. I. Loomings
  6. The Carpetbag
  7. III. The Spouter-Inn
  8. IV. The Counterpane
  9. V. Breakfast
  10. VI. The Street
  11. VII. The Chapel
  12. VIII. The Pulpit
  13. IX. The Sermon
  14. X. A Bosom Friend
  15. XI. Nightgown
  16. XII. Biographical
  17. XIII. Wheelbarrow
  18. XIV. Nantucket
  19. XV. Chowder
  20. XVI. The Ship
  21. XVII. Ramadan
  22. XVIII. His Mark
  23. XIX. The Prophet
  24. XX. All Astir
  25. XXI. Going Aboard
  26. XXII. Merry Christmas
  27. XXIII. The Lee Shore
  28. XXIV. The Advocate
  29. XXV. Postscript
  30. XXVI. Knights and Squires
  31. Knights and Squires
  32. XXVIII. Ahab
  33. XXIX. Enter Ahab; To Him, Stubb
  34. XXX. The Pipe
  35. XXXI. Queen Mab
  36. XXXII. Cetology
  37. XXXIII. The Specksnyder
  38. XXXIV. The Cabin-Table
  39. XXXV. The Masthead
  40. XXXVI. The Quarterdeck
  41. XXXVII. Sunset
  42. XXXVIII. Dusk
  43. XXXIX. First Night-Watch
  44. XL. Midnight, Forecastle
  45. XLI. Moby Dick
  46. XLII. The Whiteness of the Whale
  47. XLIII. Hark!
  48. XLIV. The Chart
  49. XLV. The Affidavit
  50. XLVI. Surmises
  51. XLVII. The Mat-Maker
  52. XLVIII. The First Lowering
  53. XLIX. The Hyena
  54. Ahab’s Boat and Crew
  55. LI. The Spirit-Spout
  56. LII. The Albatross
  57. LIII. The Gam
  58. LIV. The Town-Ho’s Story
  59. LV. Of the Monstrous Pictures of Whales
  60. LVI. Of the Less Erroneous Pictures of Whales, and the True Pictures of Whaling Scenes
  61. LVII
  62. LVIII
  63. LIX
  64. LX
  65. LXI
  66. LXII
  67. LXIII
  68. LXIV
  69. LXV
  70. LXVI
  71. LXVII
  72. LXVIII
  73. LXIX
  74. LXX
  75. LXXI
  76. LXXII
  77. LXXIII
  78. LXXIV
  79. LXXV
  80. LXXVI
  81. LXXVII
  82. LXXVIII
  83. LXXIX
  84. LXXX
  85. LXXXI
  86. LXXXII
  87. LXXXIII
  88. LXXXIV
  89. LXXXV
  90. LXXXVI
  91. LXXXVII
  92. LXXXVIII
  93. LXXXIX
  94. XC
  95. XCI
  96. XCII
  97. XCIII
  98. XCIV
  99. XCV
  100. XCVI
  101. XCVII
  102. XCVIII
  103. XCIX
  104. C
  105. CI
  106. CII
  107. CIII
  108. CIV
  109. CV
  110. CVI
  111. CVII
  112. CVIII
  113. CIX
  114. CX
  115. CXI
  116. CXII
  117. CXIII
  118. CXIV
  119. CXV
  120. CXVI
  121. CXVII
  122. CXVIII
  123. CXIX
  124. CXX
  125. CXXI
  126. CXXII
  127. CXXIII
  128. CXXIV
  129. CXXV
  130. CXXVI
  131. CXXVII
  132. CXXVIII
  133. CXXIX
  134. CXXX
  135. CXXXI
  136. CXXXII
  137. CXXXIII
  138. CXXXIV
  139. CXXXV
  140. Epilogue