Herman Melville

Narra la travesía del barco ballenero Pequod, comandado por el capitán Ahab, junto a Ismael y el arponero Queequeg en la obsesiva y autodestructiva persecución de un gran cachalote blanco.

Billy Budd: Booktrack Edition adds an immersive musical soundtrack to your audiobook listening experience!* In 1797, young Billy Budd is impressed into naval service. It is a perilous time for a British Royal Navy still reeling from mutinies and marauding French ships. When Billy is forcibly...

The action is set within the claustrophobic confines of a British man-of-war ship in the summer of 1797. Here live the crew of the HMS Indomitable, many of them pressed into service against their will. Billy Budd, however, enjoys naval life. But the evil master-at-arms, Claggart, loathes his...

A great new collection of classic short fiction, brilliantly read by a selection of narrators. Includes the following stories: The Lightening-Rod Man by Herman Melville One of the Missing by Ambrose Bierce The Leopard Man's Story by Jack London Tennessee's Partner by Bret Harte The New Catacomb...

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. The balance of forces is complete, the atmosphere one of epic significance, the light cast upon the hero intense to the highest degree, the...

Narra la historia de Bartleby, el escribiente, contada a través de un abogado de nombre desconocido que tiene su oficina en Wall Street. Tiene tres empleados, apodados Turkey («Pavo»), Nippers («Pinzas») y Ginger Nut («Bizcocho de jengibre»).

Bartleby, The Scrivener by Herman Melville is a profound and haunting tale that explores themes of isolation, free will, and the dehumanizing effects of modern work. The story is narrated by a Wall Street lawyer who hires a quiet and enigmatic scrivener named Bartleby. Initially diligent...