This reputation endured until the 100th anniversary of Melville’s birthday when American critics and authors revived his magnum opus. Illustration played a role. Case in point: Lakeside Press’s 1930 ...

Before becoming Daredevil in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Charlie Cox starred in a celebrated adaptation of one of the most iconic stories ever.

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SALEM — “Moby-Dick” has the most famous opening sentence in American literature: “Call me Ishmael.” That’s it, but what a lot gets packed into those three words. Now that sentence can make a further ...

San Francisco hosted a 25-hour ultra-endurance test last weekend. It wasn’t a feat of running or physical fitness, but of literary prowess: a non-stop reading of an infamously challenging and lengthy ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

“By its indefiniteness it shadows forth the heartless voids and immensities of the universe,” says Ishmael, in Chapter 42 of Herman Melville’s masterpiece. “It” is whiteness—the color of Moby-Dick, an ...

Ray Bradbury joined forces with legendary director John Huston for this classic literary adaptation (which was far from a walk in the park for Bradbury).

Two women follow along during the Moby Dick reading marathon at the New Bedford Whaling Museum. Craig F. Walker / The Boston Globe via Getty Images Every year, throngs of book lovers gather for a Moby ...