Redburn. His First Voyage : Being the Sailor Boy Confessions and Reminiscences of the Son-Of-A-Gentleman in the Merchant Navy

"Redburn. His First Voyage" by Herman Melville is a novel written during the mid-19th century. The narrative follows the adventures of Wellingborough Redburn, a young man from a respectable family who sets out to explore the world by becoming a sailor in the merchant navy. The story delves...

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Main Author: Melville, Herman, 1819-1891
Format: eBook
Published: Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2005
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Online Access:https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/8118
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