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“You know nothing till you know all; which is the reason we never know any thing.”

Book:Delphi Complete Works of Herman Melville (Illustrated)

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Delphi Complete Works of Herman Melville (Illustrated)

The Delphi Complete Works of Herman Melville (Illustrated) is a meticulously curated compilation that brings together the complete body of work by Herman Melville. This illustrated edition includes his most famous novels such as 'Moby-Dick' and 'Typee', as well as lesser-known short stories and poems. The collection is designed to provide readers with an in-depth exploration of Melville's writing, showcasing his unique narrative style and profound themes. more

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Herman Melville

Herman Melville was a renowned 19th-century American novelist known for his profound psychological descriptions and unique literary style. His masterpiece, 'Moby-Dick', is considered a classic of American literature. more

“The Past is dead, and has no resurrection; but the Future is endowed with such a life, that it lives to us even in anticipation. The Past is, in many things, the foe of mankind; the Future is, in all things, our friend. In the Past is no hope; The Future is both hope and fruition. The Past is the text-book of tyrants; the Future is the Bible of the Free. Those who are solely governed by the Past stand like Lot's wife, crystallized in the act of looking backward, and forever incapable of looking before.”

Book Past Forever Wife Mankind All Things Tyrants Resurrection Anticipation Looking Back Incapable Foe No Hope Fruition

Book:Delphi Complete Works of Herman Melville (Illustrated)

Source: Delphi Complete Works of Herman Melville (Illustrated)

“All the world over, the picturesque yields to the pocketesque.”

World Art Money Yield Picturesque

Book:Billy Budd, Sailor and Selected Tales

Source: Billy Budd, Sailor and Selected Tales

“The ancients of the ideal description, instead of trying to turn their impracticable chimeras, as does the modern dreamer, into social and political prodigies, deposited them in great works of art, which still live while states and constitutions have perished, bequeathing to posterity not shameful defects but triumphant successes.”