The man who hunted the white whale
Moby-Dick
A man who staked a whole ship on chasing one whale. The longest hunt at sea.
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🐋 Not sure who is on deck? Start with the cast
See the cast → 13 figures, grouped into those aboard the Pequod, those met ashore, and the white whale. Pick anyone and jump straight to the chapters they appear in.
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1. Call Me Ishmael
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2. A Bedfellow
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3. The Idol in the Room
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4. Father Mapple's Sermon
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5. A Bosom Friend
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6. The Whaling Island
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7. An Old Ship
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8. Elijah's Warning
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9. The Missing Captain
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10. Leaving the Harbor
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11. The Man on Deck
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12. Five Shadows
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13. The Legend of the White Whale
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14. Nailing the Doubloon
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15. Starbuck's Objection
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16. The Leg He Lost
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17. How to Know a Whale
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18. The First Lowering
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19. The Monkey-Rope
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20. The Town-Ho's Story
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21. Gabriel's Prophecy
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22. The Captain Who Let Go
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23. The Ship Carrying Ambergris
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24. The Ship of Joy
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25. The Ship Searching for a Child
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26. The Ship Called Delight
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27. What the Doubloon Says
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28. Cutting In
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29. The Try-Works Fire
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30. The Castaway
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31. A Night of Candles
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32. The Compass Turns Backward
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33. The Carpenter and the New Leg
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34. Fedallah's Prophecy
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35. Starbuck's Last Plea
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36. A Symphony, Brief Tears
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37. The Chase, First Day
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38. The Chase, Second Day
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39. The Third Day, The White Whale
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40. Surviving on a Coffin