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Redburn His First Voyage

Redburn His First Voyage

Melville, Herman

Hardcover

Classic FictionHistorical FictionLiterary Fiction

ISBN10: 1161450300
ISBN13: 9781161450309
Publisher: Kessinger Pub Llc
Published: May 23 2010
Pages: 296
Weight: 1.61
Height: 0.69 Width: 7.00 Depth: 10.00
Language: English
Redburn His First Voyage is a novel written by the famous American author Herman Melville. The book tells the story of a young man named Wellingborough Redburn, who embarks on his first voyage as a sailor on board a ship called the Highlander. Redburn is a naive and inexperienced youth who is forced to confront the harsh realities of life at sea, including the cruelty of his shipmates, the dangers of the ocean, and the harsh conditions of life on board a ship. The novel is a coming-of-age story that explores themes of identity, morality, and the struggle to find one's place in the world. Redburn's journey takes him from his home in New York City to Liverpool, England, and back again, and along the way he learns valuable lessons about life, love, and the human condition. Melville's writing is vivid and evocative, painting a picture of life at sea that is both beautiful and brutal. Redburn His First Voyage is a timeless classic that continues to captivate readers with its powerful storytelling and rich characters.Yes, I will go to sea; cut my kind uncles and aunts, and sympathizing patrons, and leave no heavy hearts but those in my own home, and take none along but the one which aches in my bosom. Cold, bitter cold as December, and bleak as its blasts, seemed the world then to me; there is no misanthrope like a boy disappointed; and such was I, with the warmth of me flogged out by adversity. But these thoughts are bitter enough even now, for they have not yet gone quite away; and they must be uncongenial enough to the reader; so no more of that, and let me go on with my story.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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