Melville: White-Jacket; or, The World in a Man-of-War : Volume Five (Paperback)

from KromesTomes

For "Moby Dick" fans and foes alike, "White Jacket" marks quite a departure -stylistically - from the dense, symbolic tale of Capt. Ahab and co. "White Jacket" is a loosely fictionalized account of...

from MrsLee

This was a fascinating book. Mr. Melville has a way of making even the most mundane events interesting to read about. His "white jacket" virtually came to life with a personality of its own. If you...

from charlie68

A little disappointing as a novel, more a series of incidents. But still a satisfying look into life on board an American Man-of-War during the middle of the nineteenth century. Exquisite writing t...

from louis.arata

It took me 63 days to finish Herman Melville's White Jacket. Admittedly, I'm not a fast reader, and I knew I was in for some dense writing. Reading Melville is like eating buckwheat kishka – you've...