Imagine my delight when I learned late last year that our namesake the great Herman Melville also wrote … epic poetry? As it turns out, late in life, forgotten and… Read more »

Ah, list season. Just as sure as the leaves fall from the trees and the animals of the wood begin preparing themselves for hibernation, November onwards is a busy old… Read more »

In his own era, Melville’s work received at best a mixed reception.   Said the London Athenaeum of Moby-Dick, “This is an ill-compounded mixture of romance and matter-of-fact…The style of his… Read more »