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"Out at sea for many perilous months at a time, holed up in cramped quarters, Melville took with him on those voyages only the necessities. And among those necessities were always scores of books, the deathless classics of Western literature that were as critical to him as the rations and water that would keep him healthy. So put down your pen awhile. Pick up Moby Dick." A magnificent essay on Melville in the Los Angeles Review of Books (LARB)...
Posted on: Wed, 21 Aug 2013 23:33:08 +0000

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