The story revolves around a young man who signs up for a whaling voyage on a ship called the Pequod, led by the vengeful Captain Ahab. Ahab's obsession is to hunt and kill Moby-Dick, a white sperm whale that had destroyed his ship and leg in a previous encounter. As the crew becomes entangled in Ahab's mad pursuit, they are drawn into a journey of destruction and chaos.
By Thomas Anstey Guthrie · First published 1903 · Genre: Literary Fiction, Humor, Animal Fiction