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[thatsbelievable]

[usnatarchives]

“Call me Ishmael” 🐳

Herman Melville's proof of American citizenship made at New Bedford, Massachusetts, immediately prior to his joining the crew of the whaler Acushnet. December 26, 1840.

The online portal to the records held at the National Archives, and information about those records.

[nessa007]

[l0nely-edgel0rd-g0d]

Moby Dick by Gerard DuBois

[thetithingman]

“Towards thee I roll, thou all-destroying but unconquering whale; to the last I grapple with thee; from hell’s heart I stab at thee; for hate’s sake I spit my last breath at thee. Sink all coffins and all hearses to one common pool! and since neither can be mine, let me then tow to pieces, while still chasing thee, though tied to thee, thou damned whale! Thus, I give up the spear!”

[lazy-toad]

Moby Dick is great. It's like if an encyclopedia was a tragedy

[martian-kite]

[neko-mancy]

just saw a "only one bed" fic with the major character death warning

[all-things-breathing]

assigned harpooner at birth

[leahandromeda]

(Universe where Moby Dick took place below the sea instead of on top of it)

“Call me Fishmael”

[vigilantsycamore]

Tumblr pillow fight

Reblog to hit the person you reblogged this from with a pillow

[thedoubteriswise]

not many fictional narrators have made me feel like I'm stuck in an endless conversation with a stranger who's having a manic episode quite as much as ishmael does. really every page is like wow that's. that's great man I'm-- yeah no I see you've read a lot about whales-- oh wow. yeah that's. you know I'm not sure any of your coworkers act the way they do because of their race, I mean I haven't met them, that's just-- uh huh-- oh that's. uh huh. and queequeg is your husband? that's nice. oh. not like... he's not your husband? you're married but he's... okay. look man I kind of have to go but-- polar bears are scary, yes. uh huh. becau-- because they're white? I mean, I think they're scary because they're huge and known to hunt humans when they get a chance, I don't think white animals are like, universally scary. I'm-- oh. haha yes that's. that's a funny pun. yeah. yeah no I got it. right haha yes no I understood you don't have to explain-- no really I did understand the joke it was funny I promise-- yes I know you think whales are cool

[callmefishmaill]

Queequeg dividing his money with Ishmael after saying they were married??? As in a dowry??? Oh we are not escaping the marriage symbolism

[eep-blue-sea]

Alt version:

Inspired /shamelessly copied from this post

[cherrybearryy]

bro tashtego lost so much aura when he fell into the whale sperm and queequeg had to save him

[bingutop]

You are trapped in an elevator with the person on your lockscreen. Who is it?

Reblog with who you get stuck with~

[allofthehousethatstood]

okay i calmed down a little bit and understand that Moby-Dick may not be for everyone. it is for me, though.