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Moby-Dick
Herman Melville, 1851
850 pages · 231,036 words · about 26 hours · regard 96 of 100
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Captain Ahab obsessively pursues the white whale that took his leg, driving his ship and crew toward destruction. Melville's epic novel encompasses philosophy, natural history, and the American quest, creating one of literature's most enduring symbols of obsession and meaning.
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