The World's Greatest Novels
Moby Dick, Part 1 of 4
par Herman Melville
Herman Melville’s Moby-Dick follows Ishmael, a sailor who joins the crew of the whaling ship Pequod. Its voyage is shaped by Captain Ahab’s relentless pursuit of the great white whale, a quest that draws the crew into a world of danger and obsession.
This installment presents the opening part of a four-part radio adaptation. The story’s seafaring adventure combines the practical life of a whaling voyage with reflections on nature, fate, and the limits of human ambition.
Melville’s novel moves between vivid action and thoughtful narration, giving the tale both the sweep of an ocean adventure and the intensity of a personal obsession.
This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.