Travel Stories

The book is based on the author's own real-life experiences in the South Pacific.

A young American girl traveling in Europe with her family, and her behavior clashes with the conservative values of Europe.

A young American sailor who abandons his whaling ship along with a shipmate while docked in the Marquesas Islands.

A humorous sequel to his earlier novel Three Men in a Boat. It follows the same three friends on another misadventure.

A tourist visiting the ruins of a castle in Sicily hears about the tragic story of the Mazzini family.

A semi-autobiographical novel that explores life aboard a U.S. Navy warship based on Melville’s own experiences.

A semi-autobiographical novel, drawing on the author's own youthful experiences at sea.

Three friends decide to take a boating holiday on the River Thames from Kingston to Oxford. They are accompanied by a mischievous dog.

An aging man becomes obsessed with books about knights and chivalry. Believing these tales, he renames himself Don Quixote and sets out to revive knighthood.

The novel is narrated by a sailor named Ishmael, who signs up for a whaling voyage aboard the ship Pequod. The ship is commanded by the mysterious and intense Captain Ahab.