Mardi: And a Voyage Thither (Masterworks of Literature) - Softcover

Melville, Herman

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0808400177 ISBN 13: 9780808400172

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 1963

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About the Author:

Herman Melville (August 1, 1819 – September 28, 1891) was an American novelist, short story writer, essayist, and poet. He is best known for his novel Moby-Dick. His first three books gained much contemporary attention (the first, Typee, becoming a bestseller), and after a fast-blooming literary success in the late 1840s, his popularity declined precipitously in the mid-1850s and never recovered during his lifetime. When he died in 1891, he was almost completely forgotten. It was not until the "Melville Revival" in the early twentieth century that his work won recognition, especially Moby-Dick, which was hailed as one of the literary masterpieces of both American and world literature. He was the first writer to have his works collected and published by the Library of America.

About this edition

• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Publication date: 1963
• ISBN 10: 0808400177
• ISBN 13: 9780808400172
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 544
• Editor: Hillway Tyrus