tammyw Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 I have searched Amazon - I can't seem to find a good unabridged version! We have an abridged version, and I am currently reading "Why Read Moby Dick". I've never read it, but my husband read it to my dd a while ago (our abridged version). Also, I just found out we're going to Moby Dick the opera at the end of February (squeal) so I have even more motivation to read it now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8filltheheart Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 Are these abridged? I can't seem to see a reference to where they are on quick skim. http://www.amazon.com/s?ie=UTF8&tag=mozilla-20&index=blended&link_code=qs&field-keywords=melville%20moby%20dick&sourceid=Mozilla-search#/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=melville+moby+dick+&rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3Amelville+moby+dick+ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tammyw Posted February 15, 2012 Author Share Posted February 15, 2012 I can't tell either. I think this might be unabridged, and the one I will order: http://www.amazon.com/Moby-Dick-Whale-Modern-Library/dp/0679600108/ref=tmm_hrd_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1329317354&sr=8-1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cschnee Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 My dd went to see the Moby Dick opera last month (she loved it...I didn't get to go...the group could only take so many chaperones.) There was a teacher's guide pdf on the opera website that was very useful including a synopsis of the story. The movie is good too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matryoshka Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 This looks like a good version - it's the 150th anniversary edition. From Amazon/Library Journal: November 14 marks the 150th anniversary of Melville's salty saga of vengeance and obsession. Now a contender for the great American novel, this book was harpooned at the time of its 1851 publication by critics ... This edition of his masterwork includes the full text along with illustrations of whales, whaling barks, and whaling instruments; maps; and a new introduction by Nathaniel Philbrick. A lot for the price. I had a plan to finally read the thing a while back and researched which edition might be a good one and chose this one, and got it from the library. Sadly, I did not manage to get far before I had to return it - maybe I'll have time to tackle it when the kids are in college?... sigh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen in CO Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 This is my version (I think. The cover looks the same). I'm a sucker for gold leaf. I found mine at my local used book store. They typically have several hardbound editions to choose from. Of course, the last couple of times I read it, it was from my kindle edition instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spy Car Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 If you can find one get a hard-cover copy of Moby Dick illustrated by Barry Moser published by UC Press. It is a magnificient edition. Not only are Moser's plates wonderful, but the typography and graphical lay-out make this an achievement in the art of book-making. Moser's King James Bible is equally good. These are both books were a little splurge is well worth the money!!! Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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