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Redburn. His First Voyage / Being the Sailor Boy Confessions and Reminiscences of the Son-Of-A-Gentleman in the Merchant Navy

Herman Melville

  • Novel
  • Book language: English
  • 325 pages

Redburn: His First Voyage is a semi-autobiographical novel by Herman Melville. It follows a young gentleman's initiatory voyage as a sailor on a merchant ship, exploring the harsh realities of maritime life. Worth listening for its vivid portrayal of seafaring and personal growth.

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Redburn:
His First Voyage
by Herman Melville
Being the Sailor Boy
Confessions and Reminiscences
Of the Son-Of-A-Gentleman
In the Merchant Navy
Contents
CHAPTER I. HOW WELLINGBOROUGH REDBURN’S TASTE FOR
THE SEA WAS BORN AND BRED IN HIM
CHAPTER II. REDBURN’S DEPARTURE FROM HOME
CHAPTER III. HE ARRIVES IN TOWN
CHAPTER IV. HOW HE DISPOSED OF HIS FOWLING-PIECE
CHAPTER V. HE PURCHASES HIS SEA-WARDROBE, AND ON A
DISMAL RAINY DAY PICKS UP HIS BOARD AND LODGING ALONG
THE WHARVES

CHAPTER VI. HE IS INITIATED IN THE BUSINESS OF CLEANING
OUT THE PIG-PEN, AND SLUSHING DOWN THE TOP-MAST
CHAPTER VII. HE GETS TO SEA AND FEELS VERY BAD
CHAPTER VIII. HE IS PUT INTO THE LARBOARD WATCH; GETS
SEA-SICK; AND RELATES SOME OTHER OF HIS EXPERIENCES
CHAPTER IX. THE SAILORS BECOMING A LITTLE SOCIAL,
REDBURN CONVERSES WITH THEM
CHAPTER X. HE IS VERY MUCH FRIGHTENED; THE SAILORS
ABUSE HIM; AND HE BECOMES MISERABLE AND FORLORN
CHAPTER XI. HE HELPS WASH THE DECKS, AND THEN GOES TO
BREAKFAST
CHAPTER XII. HE GIVES SOME ACCOUNT OF ONE OF HIS
SHIPMATES CALLED JACKSON
CHAPTER XIII. HE HAS A FINE DAY AT SEA, BEGINS TO LIKE IT;
BUT CHANGES HIS MIND
CHAPTER XIV. HE CONTEMPLATES MAKING A SOCIAL CALL ON
THE CAPTAIN IN HIS CABIN
CHAPTER XV. THE MELANCHOLY STATE OF HIS WARDROBE
CHAPTER XVI. AT DEAD OF NIGHT HE IS SENT UP TO LOOSE THE
MAIN-SKYSAIL
CHAPTER XVII. THE COOK AND STEWARD
CHAPTER XVIII. HE ENDEAVORS TO IMPROVE HIS MIND; AND
TELLS OF ONE BLUNT AND HIS DREAM BOOK
CHAPTER XIX. A NARROW ESCAPE
CHAPTER XX. IN A FOG HE IS SET TO WORK AS A BELL-TOLLER,
AND BEHOLDS A HERD OF OCEAN-ELEPHANTS
CHAPTER XXI. A WHALEMAN AND A MAN-OF-WAR’S-MAN
CHAPTER XXII. THE HIGHLANDER PASSES A WRECK
CHAPTER XXIII. AN UNACCOUNTABLE CABIN-PASSENGER, AND A
MYSTERIOUS YOUNG LADY
CHAPTER XXIV. HE BEGINS TO HOP ABOUT IN THE RIGGING LIKE
A SAINT JAGO’s MONKEY
CHAPTER XXV. QUARTER-DECK FURNITURE
CHAPTER XXVI. A SAILOR A JACK OF ALL TRADES

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Contents

  1. Redburn: His First Voyage
  2. Contents
  3. CHAPTER I. HOW WELLINGBOROUGH REDBURN’S TASTE FOR THE SEA WAS BORN AND BRED IN HIM
  4. CHAPTER II. REDBURN’S DEPARTURE FROM HOME
  5. CHAPTER III. HE ARRIVES IN TOWN
  6. CHAPTER IV. HOW HE DISPOSED OF HIS FOWLING-PIECE
  7. CHAPTER V. HE PURCHASES HIS SEA-WARDROBE, AND ON A DISMAL RAINY DAY PICKS UP HIS BOARD AND LODGING ALONG THE WHARVES
  8. CHAPTER VI. HE IS INITIATED IN THE BUSINESS OF CLEANING OUT THE PIG-PEN, AND SLUSHING DOWN THE TOP-MAST
  9. CHAPTER VII. HE GETS TO SEA AND FEELS VERY BAD
  10. CHAPTER VIII. HE IS PUT INTO THE LARBOARD WATCH; GETS SEA-SICK; AND RELATES SOME OTHER OF HIS EXPERIENCES
  11. CHAPTER IX. THE SAILORS BECOMING A LITTLE SOCIAL, REDBURN CONVERSES WITH THEM
  12. CHAPTER X. HE IS VERY MUCH FRIGHTENED; THE SAILORS ABUSE HIM; AND HE BECOMES MISERABLE AND FORLORN
  13. CHAPTER XI. HE HELPS WASH THE DECKS, AND THEN GOES TO BREAKFAST
  14. CHAPTER XII. HE GIVES SOME ACCOUNT OF ONE OF HIS SHIPMATES CALLED JACKSON
  15. CHAPTER XIII. HE HAS A FINE DAY AT SEA, BEGINS TO LIKE IT; BUT CHANGES HIS MIND
  16. CHAPTER XIV. HE CONTEMPLATES MAKING A SOCIAL CALL ON THE CAPTAIN IN HIS CABIN
  17. CHAPTER XV. THE MELANCHOLY STATE OF HIS WARDROBE
  18. CHAPTER XVI. AT DEAD OF NIGHT HE IS SENT UP TO LOOSE THE MAIN-SKYSAIL
  19. CHAPTER XVII. THE COOK AND STEWARD
  20. CHAPTER XVIII. HE ENDEAVORS TO IMPROVE HIS MIND; AND TELLS OF ONE BLUNT AND HIS DREAM BOOK
  21. CHAPTER XIX. A NARROW ESCAPE
  22. CHAPTER XX. IN A FOG HE IS SET TO WORK AS A BELL-TOLLER, AND BEHOLDS A HERD OF OCEAN-ELEPHANTS
  23. CHAPTER XXI. A WHALEMAN AND A MAN-OF-WAR’S-MAN
  24. CHAPTER XXII. THE HIGHLANDER PASSES A WRECK
  25. CHAPTER XXIII. AN UNACCOUNTABLE CABIN-PASSENGER, AND A MYSTERIOUS YOUNG LADY
  26. CHAPTER XXIV. HE BEGINS TO HOP ABOUT IN THE RIGGING LIKE A SAINT JAGO’S MONKEY
  27. CHAPTER XXV. QUARTER-DECK FURNITURE
  28. CHAPTER XXVI. A SAILOR A JACK OF ALL TRADES
  29. CHAPTER XXVII. HE GETS A PEEP AT IRELAND, AND AT LAST ARRIVES AT LIVERPOOL
  30. CHAPTER XXVIII. HE GOES TO SUPPER AT THE SIGN OF THE BALTIMORE CLIPPER

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