Herman Melville

Herman Melville

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A towering figure in American literature, Melville is the author of several seafaring tales, including "Billy Budd, Sailor," "Typee," and "Moby-Dick." He is also famous for shorter works such as "Bartleby, the Scrivener" and "Benito Cereno." He worked as a surveyor for the Erie Canal before taking a position on the crew of a New York ship headed for Liverpool. Later, he sailed on the whaling ship Acushnet, an experience that inspired his masterpiece novel, Moby-Dick. Despite the immense crit

  • When was
    Herman Melville born?

    Herman Melville was born on Sunday, August 1, 1819

  • Where was
    Herman Melville born?

    Herman Melville was born in New York City, NY

  • How old is
    Herman Melville?

    Herman Melville is 204

Best Quotes

  • We die of too much life.
  • We die, because we live.
  • Traveling takes the ink out of one's pen as well as the cash out of one's purse.
  • Though an unpleasant sort of person, and even a queer threatener withal, yet, if one meets him, one must get along with him as one can; for hi...
  • 'Tis no great valor to perish sword in hand, and bravado on lip; cased all in panoply complete. For even the alligator dies in his mail, and t...
  • 'Tis right to fight for freedom, whoever be the thrall.
  • This mortal air is one wide pestilence, that kills us all at last.
  • Through the port comes the moon-shine astray! It tips the guard's cutlass and silvers this nook;...
  • These marbles, the works of the dreamers and idealists of old, live on, leading and pointing to good. They are the works of visionaries and dr...
  • There is all of the difference in the world between paying and being paid.

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