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1 Moby-DickA Picture Voyage Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication DataMelville, Herman, 1819-1891 Moby-Dick : a picture voyage : an abridged and illustrated edition of the original classic / by Herman Melville ; edited by Tamia A. Burt, Joseph D. Thomas, Marsha L. McCabe ; with illustrations from the New Bedford Whaling Museum. p. cm. ISBN 0-932027-68-7 (pbk.) -- ISBN 0-932027-73-3 (Cloth) 1. Melville, Herman, 1819-1891. Moby dick --Illustrations. 2. Sea stories, American--Illustrations. 3. Whaling ships--Pictoirial works. 4. Whaling--Pictorial works. 5. Whales--Pictorial works. I. Burt, Tamia A. II. Thomas, Joseph D. III. McCabe, Marsha. IV. Title. A36 2002 813'.3--dc212002009311 2002 by Spinner Publications, Inc. All rights in the United States of AmericaSpinner Publications, Inc., New Bedford, MA 02740 Moby-DickA Picture VoyageAn Abridged and Illustrated Edition of the Original ClassicbyHerman MelvilleEdited byTamia A.

2 Burt, Joseph D. Thomas, Marsha L. McCabewith illustrations from The New Bedford Whaling MuseumAcknowledgments / CreditsNaturally, no serious book concerning the American whaling industry can be done with-out interaction with the New Bedford Whaling Museum. We are grateful to Director Anne Brengle and Director of Programs Lee Heald for their support. We are especially grateful to the Museum s library staff, particularly Assistant Librarian Laura Pereira and Librarian Michael Dyer, for their energy and helpfulness, and to Collections Manager Mary Jean Blasdale, Curator Michael Jehle, volunteer Irwin Marks, Emeritus Director Richard Kugler, and Photo Archivist Michael we began work on this project, The Kendall Whaling Museum was an indepen-dent entity in Sharon, Massachusetts, and we were fortunate enough to receive the gracious assistance and eminent knowledge of the Kendall s Director, Stuart M.

3 Frank, who provided detailed information on all images from the Kendall Collection. We are also grateful to the Kendall s entire staff in Sharon. The Kendall Museum has since merged with the New Bedford Whaling Museum and we have credited all images from the Kendall as Kendall Collection, NBWM. There are two families that provided use of their fabulous photographic collections: The Kingman/Greenhalgh family of New Bedford, Dartmouth and Nantucket, and the William R. Hegarty family. Special thanks for courtesy usage from the MIT Museum, the Millicent Library in Fairhaven, R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company, Arthur Moniz and Ted to the Mayor of New Bedford, Frederick M. Kalisz, Jr., for his BurtJoseph D. ThomasMarsha L. McCabeDesign / Art EditorJoseph D. Thomas Electronic ImagingJay Avila ProductionAndrea V. Tavares, copy-editingAnne J. Thomas , copy-editingMilton P.

4 George, marketingJim Grasela, copy-editingRuth Caswell, researchClaire Nemes, marketingKendall Mattos, researchJohn K. Robson, photographySeth Beall, photographyCollectionsArthur Moniz StudiosEdwards Family CollectionForbes Collection of the MIT MuseumWilliam R. Hegarty CollectionT. E. HolcombeKendall Collection, NBWMK ingman Family CollectionMillicent Library, FairhavenNational ArchivesNew Bedford Free Public LibraryNew Bedford Whaling Museum Peabody Salem MuseumR. R. Donnelley & Sons CompanyRosenbach Museum, PhiladelphiaSupport provided by The Massachusetts Cultural CouncilThe City of New BedfordPreface 6 Introduction 7 Chapter 1 Loomings 13 2 The Carpet-Bag 16 3 The Spouter-Inn 20 4 The Counterpane 27 5, 6 Breakfast The Street 28 7, 8 The Chapel The Pulpit 32 9 The Sermon 34 10.

5 11 A Bosom Friend Nightgown 36 12 Biographical 37 13 Wheelbarrow 38 14 Nantucket 48 15 Chowder 49 16 The Ship 51 18 His Mark 60 20 All Astir 61 21 Going Aboard 63 22 Merry Christmas 64 23, 24 The Lee Shore The Advocate 66 26, 27 Knights and Squires Knights and Squires 68 28 Ahab 71 29 Enter Ahab.

6 To him, Stubb 72 30, 31 The Pipe Queen Mab 74 32 Cetology 75 33, 34 The Specksynder The Cabin Table 78 35 The Lookout 80 36 The Quarter-Deck 81 37 Sunset 84 41 Moby dick 85 42 The Whiteness of the Whale 88 43, 44 Hark! The Chart 90 45 The Affadavit 91 47 The Mat Maker 92 48 The First Lowering 93 49 The Hyena 96 50 Ahab s boat and crew.

7 Fedallah 98 51 The Spirit Spout 99 52 The Albatross 101 53 The Gam 102 55 Of the Monstrous Pictures of Whales 104 56 Of the Less Erroneous Pictures of 105 57 Of Whales in Paint; In Teeth; In 110 58, 60 Brit The Line 111 61 Stubb Kills a Whale 114 62 The Dart 116 63 The Crotch 117 64 Stubb s Supper 118 65 The Shark Massacre 121 67, 68.

8 69 Cutting In The Blanket The Funeral 122 Contents 70 The Sphynx 124 72 The Monkey Rope 125 73 Stubb and Flask Kill a Right 126 74 The Sperm Whale s Head Contrasted View 128 75 Right Whale s Head Contrasted View 129 76 The Battering-Ram 131 77 The Great Heidelburgh Tun 132 78 Cistern and Buckets 133 81 The Pequod Meets the Virgin 135 84 Pitchpoling 141 85 The Fountain 142 86 The Tail 143 87 The Grand Armada 144 88 Schools and Schoolmasters 149 89 Fast-fish and Loose-fish 150 91, 92 The Pequod Meets the Rose-bud Ambergris 151 93 The Castaway 154 94 A Squeeze of the Hand 155 95 The Cassock 157 96 The Try-works 158 98 Stowing Down and Clearing Up 161 100 Leg and Arm.

9 The Pequod, of 164 101 The Decanter 167 102 A Bower in the Arsacides 168 103 Measurement of the Whale s Skeleton 169 105 Does the Whale s Magnitude Diminish? Will he Perish? 170 106, 107, 108 Ahab s Leg The Carpenter Ahab and the Carpenter 171 109 Ahab and Starbuck in the Cabin 172 110 Queequeg in his Coffin 173 111 The Pacific 174 112, 113 The Blacksmith The Forge 180 114 The Gilder 182 115 The Pequod meets the Bachelor 183 116 The Dying Whale 184 117 The Whale Watch 185 118 The Quadrant 186 119 The Candles 187 123 The Musket 189 124 The Needle 191 126 The Life Buoy 192 128 The Pequod Meets the Rachel 194 131 The Pequod Meets the

10 Delight 196 132 The Symphony 197 133 The Chase First Day 199 134 The Chase Second Day 204 135 The Chase Third Day 208 Epilogue 215 Index 217 Bibliography 2216 Pre faceIf you re looking for a good adventure story but untill now have been too intimidated by Moby-Dick s reputation to read it, this abridgement is for you. We ve made this great novel more accessible so you can read and enjoy it without having to keep handy an encyclopedia or a Melville scholar.