Most famous for his novels, like the American classic "Moby Dick," Herman Melville also wrote poetry. Read such examples as "America," "Gettysburg," and "Shiloh."
Subtitled, "A Story of Wall Street," this tale was released in the mid-1800s. Follow the links to read books by other authors.
Enjoy the Herman Melville short story "The Bell-Tower," set in southern Europe. Featured here in full as it was originally published.
Enjoy the 1855 Herman Melville novella, originally published in Putnam's Monthly Magazine, and later included in "The Piazza Tales."
The full text of the novel, "Moby Dick," by Herman Melville. Read notes on the author and a biography.
Full text of Herman Melville's unfinished 1891 novel "Billy Budd, Sailor," is offered by Bibliomania. Includes a table of contents.
Read the full text of this famous novel, organized by chapter.
Enjoy Herman Melville's "Chronometricals and Horologicals," a humorous parody of a lecture. See what speaker Plotinus Plinlimmon has to say.
Herman Melville's short work of fiction also known as "The Enchanted Isles," is featured here in full. Begins with a sketch of the islands.
Page through "The Lightning-rod Man," a short story by Herman Melville, an author more known for being long-winded.
Features the complete text of selected Herman Melville works. Find multiple versions of "Moby Dick," "Bartleby, the Scrivener," and "Typee."
Project Gutenberg highlights Herman Melville's classic novel about Captain Ahab and his nemesis, a white whale. Browse by chapter.
Delve into Herman Melville's collection of short stories, published in 1856. Includes "Bartleby, the Scrivener" and "Benito Cereno."
Read this short story from American master Herman Melville, included as the first sketch in his 1856 collection "The Piazza Tales."
Listen to an excerpt of the parable that was recorded in 1975, featuring Charlton Heston as Ahab, Keir Dullea as the narrator Ishmael, and George Rose as Father Mapple.
Find a bibliography and images of the author. Download the text all at once, or read the piece one chapter at a time.
Columbia University offers the full text to Herman Melville's "Typee." Includes the original preface and epilogue.