Melville, Herman

Although told in Herman Melville's more humorous style, Bartleby is a story as enigmatic as anything in Kafka.

Klaussman, a descendant of Herman Melville, worked for The New York Times, lived in Paris, and got her writing MA in London.

But the story of Herman Melville, as portrayed by his wife, Lizzie, is that of decadence.

Herman Melville, in his excellent novel or biography of "Israel Potter," has an idea somewhat similar to this.

Straight ahead spread Typee, the wonderful valley Herman Melville so vividly described as a paradise.

We ask Mr Herman Melville to explain to us his intention in this sort of writing.

But there were few honester or more lovable men than Herman Melville.

They were formerly great fighters and ferocious cannibals, as Herman Melville's "Omoo" tells us.