{"product_id":"moby-dick-wordsworth-classics-1","title":"Moby Dick (Wordsworth Classics)","description":"Moby Dick by Herman Melville\nMoby Dick is the story of Captain Ahab's quest to avenge the whale that 'reaped' his leg. The quest is an obsession and the novel is a diabolical study of how a man becomes a fanatic. But it is also a hymn to democracy. Bent as the crew is on Ahab s appalling crusade, it is equally the image of a co-operative community at work: all hands dependent on all hands, each individual responsible for the security of each. Among the crew is Ishmael, the novel's narrator, ordinary sailor, and extraordinary reader. Digressive, allusive, vulgar, transcendent, the story Ishmael tells is above all an education: in the practice of whaling, in the art of writing. With an Introduction and Notes by David Herd. Lecturer in English and American Literature at the University of Kent at Canterbury\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1853260088\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.1853260088.A\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Acceptable\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Herman Melville\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: This copy has clearly been enjoyed—expect noticeable shelf wear and some minor creases to the cover. Binding is strong, and all pages are legible. May contain previous library markings or stamps.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41655566303290,"sku":"DBV.1853260088.A","price":8.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/1853260088-0_e2cdc36a-b0b5-4c0b-8345-437095c42f6c.jpg?v=1789530773","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/moby-dick-wordsworth-classics-1","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}