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Item Details
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BILLY BUDD
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| By: |
Herman Melville |
| Format: |
Paperback |
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£10.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1425042422 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781425042424 |
| Publisher: |
READHOWYOUWANT.COM LTD |
| Pub. date: |
1 January, 2006 |
| Edition: |
Large Print 16 pt |
| Pages: |
148 |
| Description: |
Melville's last work, it is a brilliant study of conflicts between social authority and individual freedom, human righteousness and evil. It is the story of a naive young man who is accused of a crime he has not committed. Melville has wonderfully portrayed the agony and helplessness of a young spirit against social injustice. Noteworthy for its... |
| Synopsis: |
Melville's last work, it is a brilliant study of conflicts between social authority and individual freedom, human righteousness and evil. It is the story of a naive young man who is accused of a crime he has not committed. Melville has wonderfully portrayed the agony and helplessness of a young spirit against social injustice. Noteworthy for its infinite interpretations it arrests the reader's interest. |
| Publication: |
Canada |
| Imprint: |
ReadHowYouWant.com Ltd |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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GREATEST WORKS OF HERMAN MELVILLE: TYPEE, OMOO, MARDI, REDBURN, WHITE-JACKET, MOBY-DICK, PIERRE, OR THE AMBIGUITIES, BENITO CERENO, I AND MY CHIMNEY, ISRAEL POTTER: HIS FIFTY YEARS OF EXILE & THE CONFIDENCE-MAN
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