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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 Joseph Smith influence Herman Melville, author of ‘Moby-Dick’?
Deseret News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoWhile Herman Melville and Joseph Smith never met in person, a clear influence of Latter-day Saints...
Beautiful Maple Grove Cemetery a repository of stories about Ravenna life | Along The Way
Record-Courier via Yahoo News· 11 months agoWhat do the names Aberdeen LeConte, a former slave on a Savannah rice plantation, John Coleman, a...
Moby-Dick Marathon returns to New Bedford Whaling Museum
The Standard-Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoNEW BEDFORD — The 27th Annual Moby-Dick Marathon is returning to the New Bedford Whaling Museum live...
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...
Page to Screen: Claire Denis on how she adapted the late Denis Johnson's 'Stars at Noon'
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 years ago“Write in blood,” Denis Johnson commanded. Never one for moderation, the late author is best known for “Jesus’ Son,” his 1992 story collection about a junkie named F—head. Later books were Pulitzer ...
These are the best opening lines from novels, according to a new poll
Deseret News via Yahoo News· 6 months agoA new UK poll found the top 25 most iconic opening lines from novels. | Adobe Stock image “It was...
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...
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...
Classic literature still offers rich lessons about life in the deep blue sea
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 11 months agoNovels about underwater adventures offer a glimpse at oceanic life. fotograzia via Getty ImagesWhen...