Moby-Dick or, The WhaleHerman Melvilles masterpiece of obsession and the untamed sea, one of the greatest works of imagination in literary historyfeaturing an introduction by Andrew Delbanco and notes by Tom Quirk. This edition features the Northwestern Newberry edition of Melville's text, approved by the Center for Scholarly Editions and the Center for Editions of American Authors of the MLA. Nominated as one of Americas best loved novels by PBSs The Great American Read