Herman Melville

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American author who was inspired by the Essex tragedy

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Peter SokolowskiMerriam-Webster's Word of the Day · volition · 1:11 · 2d ago

…English speakers borrowed volition from French in the 17th century, using it at first to mean an act of choosing, a meaning Herman Melville employed in Moby Dick with these words, almost simultaneously with a mighty volition of ungraduated instantaneous swiftness, the white whale darted through the weltering sea.…

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Eric Jay DolinThe MeatEater Podcast · Ep. 928: The Wreck of the Mentor · 52:40 · 7 Sep

…And then Herman Melville was a beachcomber.…

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Andrew Hunter-MurrayNo Such Thing As A Fish · Bonus: Drop Us A Line - Will We Pass the Inspection? · 27:35 · 5 Sep

…The harpooner was not Ishmael, but his bunkmate, Queequeg.…

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R.C. SproulRenewing Your Mind · Why Study the Bible? · 5:59 · 1 Sep

…But I think of one of America's most famous novelists,……

R.C. SproulRenewing Your Mind · How Do We Know What We Know? · 2:10 · 22 Aug

…The great American novel was written by Herman Melville.…

David SenraFounders · #429 Bob Dylan's Autobiography · 37:39 · 16 Aug

…And so he writes: The novelist Herman Melville's work went……

UnknownLights Out · 307: The Couple Who Sailed to Paradise… And Met a Monster · 34:59 · 10 Aug

…Herman Melville, the author of Moby Dick, helped start the……

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