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Chapter 16 of Herman Melville’s classic – Moby Dick. Read along with us and discuss this chapter or the book as a whole in the comments. The Ship Pequod, the ship Ishmael has selected garnished in the bones of the whales she’s killed. A skeletal tent rises from her deck. And within, one third the … Read More “Finding Melville’s Whale: Chapter 16 – The Ship” »

Chapter 15 of Herman Melville’s classic – Moby Dick. Read along with us and discuss this chapter or the book as a whole in the comments. Chowder Cod or clam chowder, these were the choices at the Try Pots, the inn recommended by Peter Coffin at the Spouter-Inn. So Ishmael and Queequeg ordered chowder. First … Read More “Finding Melville’s Whale: Chapter 15 – Chowder” »

Chapter 14 of Herman Melville’s classic – Moby Dick. Read along with us and discuss this chapter or the book as a whole in the comments. Nantucket At last the two arrive in Nantucket. Nothing but sand and the whalers’ resolve. No timber nor weeds, everything that built this island was brought by men that … Read More “Finding Melville’s Whale: Chapter 14 – Nantucket” »

Chapter 13 of the classic Moby Dick by Herman Melville, summarized in verse. Read along with us and discuss this chapter or the book as a whole in the comments. Wheelbarrow The morning comes and Ishmael and Queequeg purchase passage to Nantucket, from where they will embark on their whale adventure. Aboard The Moss a … Read More “Finding Melville’s Whale: Chapter 13 – Wheelbarrow” »

Chapter 12 of the classic Moby Dick by Herman Melville, summarized in verse. Read along with us and discuss this chapter or the book as a whole in the comments. Biographical His island uncharted does not exist on any map true places never do. Son of a chief he sought passage by whale ship and … Read More “Finding Melville’s Whale: Chapter 12 – Biographical” »

Chapter 11 of the classic Moby Dick by Herman Melville, summarized in verse. Read along with us and discuss this chapter or the book as a whole in the comments. Nightgown Beneath the sheets of a shared bed, Queequeg and Ishmael, now bonded in brotherhood, share in the warmth of the other’s bodies. With eyes … Read More “Finding Melville’s Whale: Chapter 11 – Nightgown” »

Chapter 10 of the classic Moby Dick by Herman Melville, summarized in verse. Read along with us and discuss this chapter or the book as a whole in the comments. A Bosom Friend Returning from the sermon, Ishmael finds Queequeg sitting alone, soul unhidden. A philosopher in savage trappings. A pagan wise, serene, comtemplative, whom … Read More “Finding Melville’s Whale: Chapter 10 – A Bosom Friend” »

Chapter 8 of the classic Moby Dick by Herman Melville, summarized in verse. Read along with us and discuss this chapter or the book as a whole in the comments. The Pulpit The preacher, Father Mapple, emerges. A whaleman grown old, now a minister in oilskins, weighed heavy with water. The pulpit towers over this … Read More “Finding Melville’s Whale: Chapter 8 – The Pulpit” »