Redburn

Herman Melville, Harold Beaver

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Penguin Classics
26 August 1976

Literature, Poetry & Criticism; Classic fiction (pre c 1945)

Harold Beaver's introduction considers Melville's own time as a young sailor in the early nineteenth century.

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.

By: Herman Melville
Edited by: Harold Beaver
Imprint: Penguin Classics
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 326g
ISBN: 9780140431056
ISBN 10: 0140431055
Pages: 448
Publication Date: 26 August 1976
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Herman Melville, though not appreciated in his own time, is now regarded as one of America's greatest novelists. Much of the material for his novels was drawn from his own experience as a seaman. He wrote his masterpiece Moby Dick in 1851 and died in 1891

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"""Redburn, recalling the cruel memories of [Melville's] youth, was the first bitter cry of his maturity. . . . The book has the wry humour of the grown man. . . . Redburn was a victory."" --Lewis Mumford"

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