Great Illustrated Classics Moby Dick Author:Herman Melville, adapted by Shirley Bogart An adaptation of the classic, Moby Dick. Ishmael, a young schoolteacher, signs up on a whaling ship to seek adventure. With Queequeg, a cannibal harpooner, he joins the Pequod, captained by the mysterious Ahab. Ahab is only interested in seeking revenge upon the great white whale, Moby Dick.