Herman Melville was an American novelist, short story writer, essayist and poet who is often classified as part of dark romanticism. He is best known for his novel Moby Dick and novella Billy Budd, the latter of which was published posthumously. (Source.)
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American writer and poet (1819–1891)
| Born | 1 August 1819 |
| Died | 28 September 1891 |
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Herman Melville
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American writer and poet (1819–1891)
| Born | 1 August 1819 |
| Died | 28 September 1891 |
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Fiction, Fiction, sea stories, Ahab, captain (fictitious character), fiction, Fiction, action & adventure, Fiction, fantasy, epic, American fiction (fictional works by one author), Psychology, Young men, Copyists, Securities industry, classic literature, Children's fiction, American literature, Sea stories, Sailors, Ship captains, short story, Juvenile fiction, short stories, Executions and executioners, History, Impressment, Classic Literature, literature, Historical FictionPlaces
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- OLID: OL29497A
- GoodReads: 1624
- ISNI: 000000012125135X
- IMDb: nm0578479
- Library of Congress Names: n79006936
- LibraryThing: melvilleherman
- LibriVox: 329
- MusicBrainz: 3db5e88d-ea25-4344-a9fd-cefb1ae64630
- Project Gutenberg: 9
- SBN/ICCU (National Library Service of Italy): CFIV013030
- VIAF: 27068555
- Wikidata: Q4985
- Inventaire.io: wd:Q4985
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