"Call me Ishmael" is the iconic opening line of Herman Melville's classic American novel Moby-Dick. Ishmael is a seaman aboard the whaling vessel Pequod, under the vengeful captain Ahab. Maniacally seeking retribution from the great white sperm whale called Moby-Dick--the...

"Call me Ishmael" is the iconic opening line of Herman Melville's classic American novel Moby-Dick. Ishmael is a seaman aboard the whaling vessel Pequod, under the vengeful captain Ahab. Maniacally seeking retribution from the great white sperm whale called Moby-Dick--the whale responsible for the captain's missing leg--Ahab leads the crew on a quest to kill the infamous beast. A fictional work based on actual events, Moby-Dick is a classic that has been enjoyed for generations, and it's now available as part of the Word Cloud Classic series, making it a stylish addition to any home library.