Moby-Dick or, The Whale (Penguin Classics) by Herman Melville is a literary masterpiece that explores themes of obsession, the untamed sea, and the human condition. This edition, featuring the Northwestern-Newberry text approved by the Center for Scholarly Editions and the Center for Editions of American Authors of the MLA, includes an introduction by Andrew Delbanco and notes by Tom Quirk. Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read, Moby-Dick is a story of an eerily compelling madman pursuing an unholy war against an unfathomable creature as vast and dangerous as the sea itself. Beyond just a tale of adventure or a compendium of whaling lore, this novel is a haunting, mesmerizing social commentary filled with unforgettable characters. Written with wonderfully redemptive humor, it continues to resonate as an indisputable literary classic.