Moby Dick, or the Whale
Herman Melville
Read by Stewart Wills
Few things, even in literature, can really be said to be unique — but Moby Dick is truly unlike anything written before or since. The novel is nominally about the obsessive hunt by the crazed Captain Ahab of the book’s eponymous white whale. But interspersed in that story are digressions, paradoxes, philosophical riffs on whaling and life, and a display of techniques so advanced for its time that some have referred to the 1851 Moby Dick as the first “modern” novel.
(Summary by Stewart Wills) (24 hr 37 min)
Chapters
Chapter 000: Etymology and Extracts | 29:13 | Read by Stewart Wills |
Chapter 001-002 | 23:56 | Read by Stewart Wills |
Chapter 003 | 34:53 | Read by Stewart Wills |
Chapter 004-007 | 27:10 | Read by Stewart Wills |
Chapter 008-009 | 29:36 | Read by Stewart Wills |
Chapter 010-012 | 19:28 | Read by Stewart Wills |
Chapter 013-015 | 23:08 | Read by Stewart Wills |
Chapter 016 | 35:18 | Read by Stewart Wills |
Chapter 017-021 | 42:49 | Read by Stewart Wills |
Chapter 022-025 | 27:25 | Read by Stewart Wills |
Chapter 026-027 | 19:20 | Read by Stewart Wills |
Chapter 028-031 | 25:00 | Read by Stewart Wills |
Chapter 032 | 36:58 | Read by Stewart Wills |
Chapter 033-035 | 38:11 | Read by Stewart Wills |
Chapter 036-040 | 42:17 | Read by Stewart Wills |
Chapter 041 | 26:29 | Read by Stewart Wills |
Chapter 042-044 | 43:36 | Read by Stewart Wills |
Chapter 045-047 | 37:09 | Read by Stewart Wills |
Chapter 048-050 | 38:29 | Read by Stewart Wills |
Chapter 051-053 | 27:05 | Read by Stewart Wills |
Chapter 054 | 54:14 | Read by Stewart Wills |
Chapter 055-058 | 37:09 | Read by Stewart Wills |
Chapter 059-063 | 38:45 | Read by Stewart Wills |
Chapter 064-067 | 37:05 | Read by Stewart Wills |
Chapter 068-071 | 34:21 | Read by Stewart Wills |
Chapter 072-073 | 24:34 | Read by Stewart Wills |
Chapter 074-077 | 30:27 | Read by Stewart Wills |
Chapter 078-080 | 24:03 | Read by Stewart Wills |
Chapter 081-082 | 36:45 | Read by Stewart Wills |
Chapter 083-086 | 37:38 | Read by Stewart Wills |
Chapter 087-088 | 40:31 | Read by Stewart Wills |
Chapter 089-091 | 33:56 | Read by Stewart Wills |
Chapter 092-096 | 42:47 | Read by Stewart Wills |
Chapter 097-100 | 43:25 | Read by Stewart Wills |
Chapter 101-104 | 40:03 | Read by Stewart Wills |
Chapter 105-108 | 37:07 | Read by Stewart Wills |
Chapter 109-113 | 41:00 | Read by Stewart Wills |
Chapter 114-118 | 25:57 | Read by Stewart Wills |
Chapter 119-123 | 32:43 | Read by Stewart Wills |
Chapter 124-127 | 32:40 | Read by Stewart Wills |
Chapter 128-132 | 42:23 | Read by Stewart Wills |
Chapter 133 | 24:58 | Read by Stewart Wills |
Chapter 134 | 22:48 | Read by Stewart Wills |
Chapter 135 and Epilogue | 35:01 | Read by Stewart Wills |
Reviews
MegaSean
This is an absolute joy to listen to--a singular achievement in audiobooks. Wills' reading makes one the more intimidating, English language novels not just incredibly accessible--but actually very funny. Moby Dick is like a series of disjointed blog posts written by an observer with a very wry sense of humor. Wills perfectly captures the narrators' voice as the events become increasingly bizarre and unhinged. Wills really is pitch perfect here. I've listened to this twice in its entirety, and still go back now and then to listen to my favorite chapters.
THANK YOU
Benjamin
This particular recording is probably my favourite piece of art in existence. Thanks so much for taking to time to record it and present it for free.
At the beach
O Almeida
I love Your voice . I walk by the beach hearing Ishmael every morning in Brazil. Thank You so much.
knocked off my bucket list
Hunt
I would never have finished reading Moby Dick but can knock the book off my bucket list now that I have listened to it by this fine reader. Thank you for making it available to my ears!
john dunbar
honestly this book I was told all my life it's a must read. Skeptical as I tend to be I wish now I hadn't waited so long to read it!! A literary Master piece! author paints a story with his words.
Moby Dick...
BOOPERS66
Great read. Flawlessly read by Stewart Wills. I've listened to it 3 times now and it never gets old nor does Stewart's enthusiasm as this book is a hard read. he knocked it out of the park!
boring but good
Vitor
text is an wxtense monologue about a sailor going along a whale hunt with a canibal, the amount of whale knowledge is excruciating and very informative I can see how some people could hate this book
Excellent and Beautiful and Poetic
Brian D
Some parts are very philosophical without apparent bearing on the story. Most are still enjoyable to listen to for both their philosophy and their lyricism. I could skip some without losing the thread