Melville: White Jacket, or The World in a Man-of-War : Volume Five, Scholarly Edition (Hardcover)

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 the year or so Melville spent on a U.S. Navy frigate in the 1840s. In fact, as noted in the introdu...

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 are interested in sea adventures, this, along with Two Years Before the Mast, by Charles Dana, are ...

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 throughout.

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 got to take it in small bites. There's a lot of flavor there, and the language takes time to digest...