Herman Melville was an American novelist, short story writer, essayist and poet who is often classified as part of dark romanticism. He is best known for his novel Moby Dick and novella Billy Budd, the latter of which was published posthumously. (Source.)
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American writer and poet (1819–1891)
| Born | 1 August 1819 |
| Died | 28 September 1891 |
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Herman Melville
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American writer and poet (1819–1891)
| Born | 1 August 1819 |
| Died | 28 September 1891 |
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Fiction, Fiction, sea stories, Ahab, captain (fictitious character), fiction, Fiction, action & adventure, Fiction, fantasy, epic, American fiction (fictional works by one author), Psychology, Young men, Copyists, Securities industry, Children's fiction, classic literature, American literature, Sailors, Sea stories, Ship captains, short story, Juvenile fiction, short stories, Classic Literature, History, Executions and executioners, Impressment, literature, Fiction, generalPlaces
New York, Wall Street, United States, Massachusetts, New England, Salem Village, Jefferson, Alabama, Owl Creek Bridge, Mississippi, Yoknapatawpha County, Araby, Araby bazaar, Mallard residence, North Richmond Street, Ireland, Galway, England, Justice of the Peace Court, India, Marquesas Islands (French Polynesia), Missouri, Italy, Padua, ParisPeople
Bartleby, Cicero, Ginger Nut, John Jacob Astor, Nippers, Turkey, Billy Budd, Edward Fairfax Vere, John Claggart, Devil, Faith Brown, Goodman Brown, Goody Cloyse, Herman Melville (1819-1891), Peyton Farquhar, Colonel Sartoris, Emily Grierson, Homer Barron, Mr. Grierson, Tobe, Fortunato, Lady Fortunato, Luchresi, Montresor, EthelredTime
19th century, 1600s, Antebellum era, 1861-65, Carnival, 1861-1865, American Civil War, 20th century, Civil War, Civil War, 1861-1865, Revolution, 1775-1783, 1692, 1835-1845, Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775, carnival, 1783-1865, 1797, 1800-1918, 1835-45, 1888, 1890, 1912, Alabama, December, EnglandID Numbers
- OLID: OL29497A
- GoodReads: 1624
- ISNI: 000000012125135X
- Integrated Authority File (GND): 118580604
- IMDb: nm0578479
- Library of Congress Names: n79006936
- LibraryThing: melvilleherman
- LibriVox: 329
- MusicBrainz: 3db5e88d-ea25-4344-a9fd-cefb1ae64630
- Project Gutenberg: 9
- SBN/ICCU (National Library Service of Italy): CFIV013030
- VIAF: 27068555
- Wikidata: Q4985
- Inventaire.io: wd:Q4985
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