Herman Melville

Herman Melville was a celebrated American author behind the world-classic book “Moby Dick”. Before he got into writing, Melville had worked as a crew member on several ocean vessels. His first successful work was released in 1846 entitled Typee, it was followed by Omoo, a narrative of ocean adventures book published in London a year after. Melville was not just a good writer but also a poet of word rhythm and literary piece.