Redburn. His First Voyage by Herman Melville
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"Redburn. His First Voyage" by Herman Melville is a semi-autobiographical novel published in 1849. It follows young Wellingborough Redburn, a gentleman's son who signs onto a merchant ship bound for Liverpool. Expecting respect, he instead faces brutal treatment as the lowest-ranking sailor aboard. He encounters tyrannical crewmates, witnesses devastating poverty in Liverpool's streets, and befriends a mysterious dandy whose secrets unfold during their return voyage. The novel chronicles a youth's harsh awakening
to life's cruelties at sea and ashore. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Melville, Herman, 1819-1891 |
|---|---|
| Title |
Redburn. His First Voyage Being the Sailor Boy Confessions and Reminiscences of the Son-Of-A-Gentleman in the Merchant Navy |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redburn |
| Credits | Project Gutenberg volunteers and Blackmask Online |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 67.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | Sea stories |
| Subject | Autobiographical fiction |
| Subject | Bildungsromans |
| Subject | Young men -- Fiction |
| Subject | Americans -- England -- Fiction |
| Subject | Sailors -- Fiction |
| Subject | Seafaring life -- Fiction |
| Subject | Merchant mariners -- Fiction |
| Subject | Liverpool (England) -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 8118 |
| Release Date | May 1, 2005 |
| Last Update | Mar 25, 2021 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 1247 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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