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EPISODE · Mar 17, 2026 · 38 MIN

Moby Dick Chapter 48-50

from The Herman Melville Library · host Herman Melville

In which the strange appearance of mysterious strangers hidden aboard the Pequod at the critical moment of lowering the whaleboats provokes a mixture of superstition, curiosity, and wary acceptance among the crew as they pursue the elusive leviathans across the heaving sea. And in which the men, tossed by storm and shadowed by foreboding, confront the wild and wondrous dangers of the whaleman’s craft, their spirits tempered by grim reflection and a stoic camaraderie amid the vast and merciless ocean.

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Moby Dick Chapter 48-50

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