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Redburn, his first voyage; being the sailor-boy confessions and reminiscences of the son-of-a-gentleman, in the merchant service.
LIBRA PS2380 .F68 v.4
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Melville, Herman, 1819-1891.
- Series:
- Melville, Herman, 1819-1891. 1968 ; Works. v. 4.
- The writings of Herman Melville ; v. 4
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Sailors--Fiction.
- Sailors.
- Young men--Fiction.
- Young men.
- Seafaring life--Fiction.
- Seafaring life.
- Merchant mariners--Fiction.
- Merchant mariners.
- Liverpool (England)--Fiction.
- Liverpool (England).
- Americans--England--Fiction.
- Americans.
- England.
- England--Liverpool.
- Genre:
- Fiction.
- Fictional autobiographies.
- Sea fiction.
- Bildungsromans.
- Autobiographical fiction.
- Sea stories.
- Physical Description:
- xi, 384 pages ; 25 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Evanston [Ill.] : Northwestern University Press, 1969.
- Summary:
- "Redburn charts the coming-of-age of Wellingborough Redburn, a young innocent who embarks on a crossing to Liverpool together with a roguish crew. Once in Liverpool, Redburn encounters the squalid conditions of the city and meets Harry Bolton, a bereft and damaged soul, who takes him on a tour of London that includes a scene of rococo decadence.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 350-352).
- Other Format:
- Online version: Melville, Herman, 1819-1891. Redburn, his first voyage.
- ISBN:
- 0810100134
- 9780810100138
- 0810100169
- 9780810100169
- OCLC:
- 49305
- Online:
- Contributor biographical information
- Publisher description
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