Moby Dick; Or, The Whale by Herman Melville | Project Gutenberg Skip to main content X Go! Donate About▼ About Project Gutenberg Reading Options & Kindle Contact Us History & Philosophy Help Pages Offline Catalogs Donate Frequently Downloaded Main Categories Reading Lists Search Options Frequently Downloaded Main Categories Project Gutenberg 79,197 free eBooks 28 by Herman Melville Moby Dick; Or, The Whale by Herman Melville QR code "Moby Dick; Or, The Whale" by Herman Melville is an epic novel published in 1851. Sailor Ishmael narrates the obsessive quest of Captain Ahab, who commands the whaling ship Pequod in pursuit of Moby Dick, a giant white sperm whale that destroyed his leg. Ahab's monomaniacal hunt for vengeance drives the ship and its diverse crew across the world's oceans, blending realistic whaling details with profound explorations of good, evil, fate, and human nature in this cornerstone of American literature. (This is an automatically generated summary.) ... Read more Show less Read online now Download for free For your e-reader or reading app — Kindle, Kobo, Apple Books, Calibre etc. EPUB3 ★ Recommended for most devices! 794 kB Kindle → Use Send-to-Kindle Kobo, Nook etc. → Transfer via USB Phone, tablet or computer → Open in a reading app Reading guide Other formats & older devices Plain Text (accessible) 1.2 MB EPUB (older e-readers) 816 kB EPUB (older e-readers, no images) 710 kB Kindle 1.2 MB Older Kindles 1.0 MB Download HTML (zip) 1.0 MB There may be more files related to this item. Readers also downloaded Best Books Ever Listings Adventure Novels Classics of Literature American Literature About this eBook Author Melville, Herman, 1819-1891 Title Moby Dick; Or, The Whale Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moby-Dick Note Project Gutenberg eBook #15 is believed to have the highest quality of the three editions of this eBook in the Project Gutenberg collection. #2701 and #2489 are the others. In addition, there is a computer-generated audio eBook, #9147, and a human audio performance, #28794. Credits Daniel Lazarus, Jonesey, and David Widger Reading Level Reading ease score: 73.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Language English LoC Class PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature Subject Whaling -- Fiction Subject Sea stories Subject Psychological fiction Subject Ship captains -- Fiction Subject Adventure stories Subject Mentally ill -- Fiction Subject Ahab, Captain (Fictitious character) -- Fiction Subject Whales -- Fiction Subject Whaling ships -- Fiction Category Text eBook-No. 2701 Release Date Jul 1, 2001 Last Update Feb 10, 2026 Copyright Public domain in the USA. Downloads 206345 downloads in the last 30 days. Project Gutenberg eBooks are always free! About Project Gutenberg Privacy policy Permissions Terms of Use Accessibility Contact Us Help