Moby-Dick or, The Whale by Herman Melville is presented in a clean English digital edition with active navigation. The book belongs to classics and preserves the character of the source text for sustained ebook reading. The opening pages establish the work's atmosphere with this first movement: Call me Ishmael. Some years ago—never mind how long precisely—having little or no money in my purse, and nothing particular to interest me on shore, I thought I would sail about a little and see the watery part of the world. It is a way I have of driving off the spleen, and regulating the circulation. Whenever I find m. Detected sections include: LOOMINGS., THE CARPET-BAG., THE SPOUTER-INN., THE COUNTERPANE.. This edition is prepared for a fluent reading experience with clear typography and no extraneous promotional material.