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Or, The Whale.
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Table of Contents
- Chapter 1 9
- Loomings 9
- Chapter 2 23
- The Carpet-bag 23
- Chapter 3 32
- The Spouter-inn 32
- Chapter I. 66
- "Landlord! Watch! Coffin! Angels! Save Me!" 66
- Chapter 4 69
- The Counterpane 69
- Chapter 5 80
- Breakfast 80
- Chapter 6 86
- The Street 86
- Chapter 7 92
- The Chapel 92
- Chapter 8 99
- The Pulpit 99
- Chapter 9 106
- The Sermon 106
- Chapter 10 128
- A Bosom Friend 128
- Chapter I. 137
- Do You Suppose Now, Ishmael, That The Magnanimous God Of Heaven 137
- Chapter 11 139
- Nightgown 139
- Chapter 12 144
- Biographical 144
- Chapter 13 150
- Wheelbarrow 150
- Chapter 14 162
- Nantucket 162
- Chapter 15 167
- Chowder 167
- Chapter 16 175
- The Ship 175
- Chapter 17 210
- The Ramadan 210
- Chapter 18 225
- His Mark 225
- Chapter 19 234
- The Prophet 234
- Chapter 20 243
- All Astir 243
- Chapter 21 249
- Going Aboard 249
- Chapter 22 257
- Merry Christmas 257
- Chapter 23 268
- The Lee Shore 268
- Chapter 24 271
- The Advocate 271
- Chapter 25 283
- Postscript 283
- Chapter 26 286
- Knights And Squires 286
- Chapter 27 294
- Knights And Squires 294
- Chapter 28 305
- Ahab 305
- Chapter 29 315
- Enter Ahab; To Him, Stubb 315
- Chapter 30 323
- The Pipe 323
- Chapter 31 326
- Queen Mab 326
- Chapter 32 332
- Cetology 332
- Chapter I. 342
- The Folio Whale; Ii. The Octavo Whale; Iii. The Duodecimo Whale. 342
- Chapter I. 343
- The Sperm Whale; Ii. The Right Whale; Iii. The Fin Back Whale; Iv. 343
- Chapter I. (Sperm Whale).—this Whale, 344
- Chapter Ii. (Right Whale).—in One Respect This 347
- Chapter Iii. (Fin-back).—under This Head I Reckon 350
- Chapter Iv. (Hump Back).—this Whale Is Often Seen 356
- Chapter V. ( Razor Back).—of This Whale 358
- Chapter Vi. (Sulphur Bottom).—another Retiring 359
- Chapter I. (Grampus).—though This Fish, 363
- Chapter Ii. (Black Fish).—i Give The Popular 365
- Chapter Iii. (Narwhale), That Is, Nostril Whale.— 367
- Letter Tells Me That Sir Martin Frobisher On His Return From That 370
- Chapter Iv. (Killer).—of This Whale 372
- Chapter V. (Thrasher).—this Gentleman Is Famous For 374
- Chapter Ii. 377
- The Algerine Porpoise. Iii. The Mealy-mouthed Porpoise. 377
- Chapter 1. (Huzza Porpoise).—this Is 379
- Chapter Ii. (Algerine Porpoise).—a Pirate. 381
- Chapter Iii. (Mealy-mouthed Porpoise).—the 382
- Chapter 33 386
- The Specksynder 386
- Chapter 34 393
- The Cabin-table 393
- Chapter 35 407
- The Mast-head 407
- Chapter 36 423
- The Quarter-deck 423
- Chapter 37 442
- Sunset 442
- Chapter 38 446
- Dusk 446
- Chapter 39 449
- First Night Watch 449
- Chapter 40 451
- Midnight, Forecastle 451
- Chapter 41 464
- Moby Dick 464
- Chapter 42 488
- The Whiteness Of The Whale 488
- Chapter 43 512
- Hark! 512
- Chapter 44 515
- The Chart 515
- Chapter 45 529
- The Affidavit 529
- Chapter 46 550
- Surmises 550
- Chapter 47 557
- The Mat-maker 557
- Chapter 48 564
- The First Lowering 564
- Chapter 49 589
- The Hyena 589
- Chapter 50 595
- Ahab's Boat And Crew. Fedallah 595
- Chapter 51 602
- The Spirit-spout 602
- Chapter 52 612
- The Albatross 612
- Chapter 53 617
- The Gam 617
- Chapter 54 628
- The Town-ho's Story 628
- Chapter 55 678
- Of The Monstrous Pictures Of Whales 678
- Chapter 56 690
- Of The Less Erroneous Pictures Of Whales And The True Pictures 690
- Chapter 57 699
- Of Whales In Paint; In Teeth; In Wood; In Sheet-iron; In Stone; 699
- Chapter 58 706
- Brit 706
- Chapter 59 713
- Squid 713
- Chapter 60 720
- The Line 720
- Chapter 61 730
- Stubb Kills A Whale 730
- Chapter 62 743
- The Dart 743
- Chapter 63 747
- The Crotch 747
- Chapter 64 751
- Stubb's Supper 751
- Chapter 65 770
- The Whale As A Dish 770
- Chapter 66 777
- The Shark Massacre 777
- Chapter 67 782
- Cutting In 782
- Chapter 68 787
- The Blanket 787
- Chapter 69 795
- The Funeral 795
- Chapter 70 799
- The Sphynx 799
- Chapter 71 806
- The Jeroboam's Story 806
- Chapter 72 821
- The Monkey-rope 821
- Chapter 73 832
- Stubb And Flask Kill A Right Whale; And Then Have A Talk Over Him 832
- Chapter 74 846
- The Sperm Whale's Head - Contrasted View 846
- Chapter 75 857
- The Right Whale's Head - Contrasted View 857
- Chapter 76 865
- The Battering-ram 865
- Chapter 77 871
- The Great Heidelburgh Tun 871
- Chapter 78 876
- Cistern And Buckets 876
- Chapter 79 887
- The Prairie 887
- Chapter 80 894
- The Nut 894
- Chapter 81 900
- The Pequod Meets The Virgin 900
- Chapter 82 927
- The Honor And Glory Of Whaling 927
- Chapter 83 935
- Jonah Historically Regarded 935
- Chapter 84 941
- Pitchpoling 941
- Chapter 85 947
- The Fountain 947
- Chapter 86 960
- The Tail 960
- Chapter 87 972
- The Grand Armada 972
- Chapter 88 1003
- Schools And Schoolmasters 1003
- Chapter 89 1012
- Fast-fish And Loose-fish 1012
- Chapter I. 1015
- A Fast-fish Belongs To The Party Fast To It. 1015
- Chapter Ii. 1016
- A Loose-fish Is Fair Game For Anybody Who Can Soonest Catch It. 1016
- Chapter 90 1024
- Heads Or Tails 1024
- Chapter 91 1032
- The Pequod Meets The Rose-bud 1032
- Chapter 92 1049
- Ambergris 1049
- Chapter 93 1056
- The Castaway 1056
- Chapter 94 1067
- A Squeeze Of The Hand 1067
- Chapter 95 1076
- The Cassock 1076
- Chapter 96 1080
- The Try-works 1080
- Chapter 97 1092
- The Lamp 1092
- Chapter 98 1094
- Stowing Down And Clearing Up 1094
- Chapter 99 1101
- The Doubloon 1101
- Chapter 100 1116
- Leg And Arm 1116
- Chapter 101 1133
- The Decanter 1133
- Chapter 102 1145
- A Bower In The Arsacides 1145
- Chapter 103 1156
- Measurement Of The Whale's Skeleton 1156
- Chapter 104 1162
- The Fossil Whale 1162
- Chapter 105 1172
- Does The Whale's Magnitude Diminish? - Will He Perish? 1172
- Chapter 106 1183
- Ahab's Leg 1183
- Chapter 107 1190
- The Carpenter 1190
- Chapter 108 1198
- Ahab And The Carpenter 1198
- Chapter 109 1209
- Ahab And Starbuck In The Cabin 1209
- Chapter 110 1216
- Queequeg In His Coffin 1216
- Chapter 111 1230
- The Pacific 1230
- Chapter 112 1234
- The Blacksmith 1234
- Chapter 113 1241
- The Forge 1241
- Chapter 114 1250
- The Gilder 1250
- Chapter 115 1255
- The Pequod Meets The Bachelor 1255
- Chapter 116 1262
- The Dying Whale 1262
- Chapter 117 1266
- The Whale Watch 1266
- Chapter 118 1270
- The Quadrant 1270
- Chapter 119 1276
- The Candles 1276
- Chapter 120 1292
- The Deck Toward The End Of The First Night Watch 1292
- Chapter 121 1294
- Midnight - The Forecastle Bulwarks 1294
- Chapter 122 1299
- Midnight Aloft.—thunder And Lightning 1299
- Chapter 123 1300
- The Musket 1300
- Chapter 124 1308
- The Needle 1308
- Chapter 125 1317
- The Log And Line 1317
- Chapter 126 1325
- The Life-buoy 1325
- Chapter 127 1334
- The Deck 1334
- Chapter 128 1339
- The Pequod Meets The Rachel 1339
- Chapter 129 1349
- The Cabin 1349
- Chapter 130 1353
- The Hat 1353
- Chapter 131 1364
- The Pequod Meets The Delight 1364
- Chapter 132 1368
- The Symphony 1368
- Chapter 133 1379
- The Chase - First Day 1379
- Chapter 134 1402
- The Chase - Second Day 1402
- Chapter 135 1423
- The Chase - Third Day 1423
- Chapter On Whaling In Ribs And Trucks. 1479
Herman Melville
An American novelist, short story writer, and poet of the American Renaissance period, August 1, 1819 – September 28, 1891.