Great Illustrated Classics Moby Dick Author:Herman Melville, adapted by Shirley Bogart Ishmael, a young school teacher, signs up on a whaling ship to seek adventure. With his unexpected friend Queequeg, a cannibal harpooner, he joins the Pequod, captained by the mysterious Ahab. But Ahab is only interested in seeking revenge upon the great white what, Moby Dick, who took off Ahab's leg on an earlier trip. It's a hair-raising whale... more » hunt where Ishmael's search for adventure turns into a desparate wish to survive!« less