Overview
'No voice, no low, no howl is heard; the chief sound of life here is a
hiss.' Stories and poems by Herman Melville drawn from his years at sea.
Introducing Little Black Classics: 80 books for Penguin's 80th
birthday. Little Black Classics celebrate the huge range and diversity
of Penguin Classics, with books from around the world and across many
centuries. They take us from a balloon ride over Victorian London to a
garden of blossom in Japan, from Tierra del Fuego to 16th century
California and the Russian steppe. Here are stories lyrical and savage;
poems epic and intimate; essays satirical and inspirational; and ideas
that have shaped the lives of millions. Herman Melville (1819-1891).
Melville's works available in Penguin Classics are Moby-Dick, Pierre,
The Confidence-Man, Omoo, Redburn, Israel Potter and Billy Budd, Sailor
and Other Stories.