Redburn
by Melville, Herman
Wellington Redburn is a fifteen-year-old from the state of New York, with only one dream - to run away to sea. However, when he does fulfil this long-held fantasy, he quickly finds that reality as a cabin boy is far harsher than he ever imagined. Mocked by the crew on board the Highlander for his weakness and bullied by the vicious and merciless sailor Jackson, Wellington must struggle to endure the long journey from New York to Liverpool. But when he does reach England, he is equally horrified by what he finds there: poverty, desperation and moral corruption. Inspired by Melville's own youthful experiences on board a cargo boat, this is a compelling tale of innocence transformed, through bitter experience, into disillusionment. A fascinating sea journal and coming-of-age tale, Redburn provides a unique insight into the mind of one of America's greatest novelists.
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Redburn His First Voyage; White-Jacket or the World in a Man-of-War; Moby Dick, or The Whale.
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REDBURN: HIS FIRST VOYAGE
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Redburn. His First Voyage
by Herman Melville
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REDBURN. His First Voyage. Being the Sailor-Boy Confessions and Reminiscences of the Son of a Gentleman in the Merchant Service
by Melville Herman
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London: Constable & Co., 1922. Rare First Edition in the Constable printing of Melville's Works. One of 750 copies only Large 8vo, publishers original blue cloth lettered in gilt and stamped in blind, t.e.g., with the finely coated maroon endleaves. x, 403 pp. A superior copy of this very scarce book, fine… Read more about this item Item Price
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Redburn: His First Voyage
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Redburn: His First Voyage; White-Jacket: Or, the World in a Man-of-War; Moby-Dick, or, the Whale
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Redburn, His First Voyage (Classic Reprint series)
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Forgotten Books. Facsimile. . Soft Cover Book. Near Fine+/No Jacket Issued. This is a Beautiful, Solid and square Soft cover Classic Facsimile Novel Work in Near Fine+ condition. It looks very, very close to New and Unread!! It has a very bright & clean cover with very nice edges. No creases. Nice smooth spine. . The pages are… Read more about this item Item Price
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Redburn: His First Voyage: Being the Sailorboy Confessions and Reminiscences of the Son-of-a-gentleman in the Merchant Service (Penguin English Library)
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Redburn: His First Voyage
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REDBURN: HIS FIRST VOYAGE. BEING THE SAILOR-BOY CONFESSIONS AND REMINISCENCES OF THE SON-OF-A-GENTLEMAN, IN THE MERCHANT SERVICE
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Redburn : Works of Herman Melville
by Herman Melville
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Redburn: His First Voyage, Being the Sailor-Boy, Confessions and Reminiscences of the Son -of-a-Gentleman, In the Merchant Service (Penguin English Library)
by Melville, Herman
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Redburn : Works of Herman Melville
by Herman Melville
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Redburn
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Jonathan Cape, 1937. Hardcover. Good. 1937. No edition remarks. 347 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Clean pages with faint tanning and foxing throughout. Tightly bound with faint thumb-marking throughout. Previous owner's inscription to front endpaper. Boards have light edgewear with corner crushing and heavy marking and foxing to boards. Heavy tanning to board edges and spine, which… Read more about this item Item Price
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Redburn. His First Voyage
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