The Loss of the Ship Essex, Sunk by a Whale
Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781402814457 (1402814453)
Publish date: May 28th 2000
Publisher: Penguin
Pages no: 231
Edition language: English
The Essex is one of the stories that inspired Moby-Dick, the other being the legend of Mocha Dick, an albino sperm whale who was a dick. This edition collects every first- or firstish-hand account of the Essex, which is almost certainly more than you need.The main narrative, and the one Melville got...