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Name: Redburn

Author: Herman Melville
Year: 1849
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Genres/categories: Adventure, Classic

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ISBN:
9780141958576
9780781269902
9780810100138
9780810100169
9781402165696
9781406557145
9781417619269
9781582872155
9781582876993
0781269903
0810100134
0810100169
1402165692
1406557145
1417619260
1582872155
1582876991
Wellington Redburn is a fifteen-year-old from the state of New York, with only one dream - to run away to sea. However, when he does fulfil this long-held fantasy, he quickly finds that reality as a cabin boy is far harsher than he ever imagined. Mocked by the crew on board the Highlander for his weakness and bullied by the vicious and merciless sailor Jackson, Wellington must struggle to endure the long journey from New York to Liverpool. But when he does reach England, he is equally horrified by what he finds there: poverty, desperation and moral corruption. Inspired by Melville's own youthful experiences on board a cargo boat, this is a compelling tale of innocence transformed, through bitter experience, into disillusionment. A fascinating sea journal and coming-of-age tale, Redburn provides a unique insight into the mind of one of America's greatest novelists.
About the author:
Herman Melville (1819–1891) was an American novelist, short story writer, and poet of the American Renaissance period. Among his best-known works are Typee (1846), a romantic account of his experiences of Polynesian life, and his magnum opus, Moby-Dick (1851).

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