Moby Dick

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by Herman Melville · 1851

An 1851 epic novel narrated by the sailor Ishmael, who joins the whaling ship Pequod. The voyage becomes Captain Ahab’s obsessive quest for vengeance against Moby Dick, the giant white sperm whale that previously maimed him.

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1 episode featuring Moby Dick

Soyuz 11 reshaped spaceflight safety—and pi still hides its secrets