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New Bedford launches effort to honor Herman Melville with historic district statue
The Standard-Times via Yahoo News· 5 months agoNEW BEDFORD — The city of New Bedford is launching an effort to honor Herman Melville with a statue...
How did 'Moby-Dick' get its title? This filmmaker reimagines the Herman Melville tale
The Standard-Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoNEW BEDFORD — A local short film on the festival circuit reimagines how Herman Melville's epic...
Beautiful Maple Grove Cemetery a repository of stories about Ravenna life | Along The Way
Record-Courier via Yahoo News· 10 months agoWhat do the names Aberdeen LeConte, a former slave on a Savannah rice plantation, John Coleman, a...
On This Day, Oct. 18: BBC established in Britain
United Press International via Yahoo News· 8 months agoThe BBC's main headquarters, Broadcasting House, is pictured on October 17, 2019, in London. The BBC was founded on October 19, 1922. File Photo by...
Only True Freaks Can Survive a 24-Hour Moby-Dick Reading Marathon. I Found Several.
Slate via Yahoo News· 5 months agoIf all the chairs are taken during the annual Moby-Dick Marathon, held every January at the New...
Whale of a dilemma: Overlooked punctuation in 'Moby-Dick' augurs ill for hyphens
Democrat and Chronicle via Yahoo News· 4 months agoIt’s a proven fact that as you get older you worry more about punctuation. Fussing about apostrophes...
A Rare Collection of 18th- and 19th-Century American Literature Could Fetch up to $5 Million at...
Robb Report via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIt’s a great time to be a lover (and collector) of important American literature. Christie’s will...
The New Bedford Whaling Museum's Moby-Dick Marathon: What to know before you go.
Gannett via AOL· 5 months agoNEW BEDFORD — It's a whale of an event for the New Bedford Whaling Museum as its 28th Annual...
Ross Gay's 6 favorite works with powerful and inspiring stories
The Week via Yahoo News· 2 years agoRoss Gay. Courtesy Image Ross Gay is the author of the best-selling essay collection The Book of...
Orcas may have been part of the sperm whale attack that inspired 'Moby Dick'
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 7 months agoThe Essex crew were attacked by whales in 1820. It inspired "Moby-Dick," and shows that we've been...