Herman Melville
Born
in New York City, New York, The United States
August 01, 1819
Died
September 28, 1891
Genre
Influences
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Moby-Dick or, The Whale
22 editions
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published
1851
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Bartleby the Scrivener
1272 editions
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published
1853
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Billy Budd, Sailor
212 editions
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published
1924
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Benito Cereno
278 editions
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published
1855
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Typee: A Peep at Polynesian Life
3038 editions
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published
1846
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Billy Budd and Other Stories
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38 editions
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published
1853
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The Confidence-Man
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910 editions
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published
1857
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Bartleby and Benito Cereno
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Pierre; or, The Ambiguities
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651 editions
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1852
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Redburn / White-Jacket / Moby-Dick
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1851
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― Moby-Dick or, The Whale
― Moby-Dick or, The Whale
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