"A new, definitive edition of Herman Melville's virtuosic short stories--American classics wrought with scorching fury, grim humor, and profound beauty Though best-known for his epic masterpiece Moby-Dick, Herman Melville also left a body of short stories arguably unmatched in American fiction. In the sorrowful tragedy of Billy Budd, Sailor; the controlled rage of Benito Cereno; and the tantalizing enigma of Bartleby, the Scrivener; Melville reveals...

Con esta colecci�on, los m�as peque�nos de la casa podr�an acercarse a los grandes cl�asicos gracias a los divertidos e ingeniosos textos rimados y podr�an disfrutar y descubrir las tramas adaptadas y los personajes m�as importantes de la historia de la literatura universal. Los libros est�an pensados para que los ni�nos no lectores puedan disfrutarlos a solas, mirando las llamativas y coloridas ilustraciones, o bien para compartirlos...

When his ship is destroyed and his lucky dime stolen by the monstrous white whale Moby Dick, Captain Quackhab sets sail on a voyage of revenge against the fearsome leviathan. Joined by Ishmael, his first mate Mr. Storkbuck, and the island triplets, Huqueg, Duqueg, and Luqueg, and his crew of ne'er-do-wells, Quackhab won't rest until he gets his prize. But whales aren't the only danger the seas have to offer. Our heroes must contend with giant squids,...

Captain Ahab sails the seven seas seeking revenge on Moby Dick, the great white whale who maimed and disfigured him.