'Moby-Dick; or The Whale: Chapter 12: Biographical' hackernoonbooks mobydickorthewhale
Queequeg was a native of Rokovoko, an island far away to the West and South. It is not down in any map; true places never are.
A Sag Harbor ship visited his father’s bay, and Queequeg sought a passage to Christian lands. But the ship, having her full complement of seamen, spurned his suit; and not all the King his father’s influence could prevail. But Queequeg vowed a vow. Alone in his canoe, he paddled off to a distant strait, which he knew the ship must pass through when she quitted the island. On one side was a coral reef; on the other a low tongue of land, covered with mangrove thickets that grew out into the water.
And thus an old idolator at heart, he yet lived among these Christians, wore their clothes, and tried to talk their gibberish. Hence the queer ways about him, though now some time from home. I asked him what might be his immediate purpose, touching his future movements. He answered, to go to sea again, in his old vocation. Upon this, I told him that whaling was my own design, and informed him of my intention to sail out of Nantucket, as being the most promising port for an adventurous whaleman to embark from.
Deutschland Neuesten Nachrichten, Deutschland Schlagzeilen
Similar News:Sie können auch ähnliche Nachrichten wie diese lesen, die wir aus anderen Nachrichtenquellen gesammelt haben.
Moby-Dick; or The Whale: Chapter 11 - Nightgown | HackerNoonMoby-Dick; or The Whale, Chapter 11: Nightgown by Herman Melville is part of HackerNoon’s Book Blog Post series.
Weiterlesen »
Dick Hall, man held captive at gunpoint by Tony Kiritsis in 1977, has diedOn Feb. 8, 1977, Richard 'Dick' Hall, then a mortgage broker, was held at gunpoint for 63 hours by Tony Kiritsis, who had fallen behind on his mortgage. Much of the situation was broadcast live by WRTV.
Weiterlesen »
Spoonful of Exercise! Dick Van Dyke, 96, Spotted Working Out at the GymDick Van Dyke, who starred in 'Mary Poppins' alongside Julie Andrews, was seen leaving the gym with wife Arlene Silver — details
Weiterlesen »
Moby-Dick; or The Whale: Chapter 11 - Nightgown | HackerNoonMoby-Dick; or The Whale, Chapter 11: Nightgown by Herman Melville is part of HackerNoon’s Book Blog Post series.
Weiterlesen »
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn: Chapter VII | HackerNoonAdventures of Huckleberry Finn, by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) is part of HackerNoon’s Book Blog Post series.
Weiterlesen »
Brigands of the Moon - Chapter 2 (Astounding Stories of Super-Science, March 1930) | HackerNoonI STOOD on the turret-balcony of the Planetara with Captain Carter and Dr. Frank, the ship surgeon, watching the arriving passengers.
Weiterlesen »