Melville's Classic "The Whale" Is Published in London
One month later it is published in America as "Moby Dick, or The Whale"
October 18, 1851
Herman Melville’s classic The Whale, is published in London on this date. One month later it is published in the United States as Moby-Dick, or The Whale.
Although Melville had succe…
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