MOBY DICKMoby Dick; the Whale is the work of American writer and poet,Herman Melville (1819 1891). Best known simply as Moby Dick, the novel narrates the story of Ahab,Captain of the whaler Pequod and his quest to kill rhe great white whale that gives the novel its name,as revenge for sinking his previous vessel and losing one of his legs. Melville relied on his experiences at sea,to craft a very complex and thorough narrative about whaling and me hardships of