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"Ahab still stood like an anvil, receiving every shock, but without the least quivering of his own."

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About Herman Melville

Herman Melville was an American novelist, short-story writer, and poet. He is best known for Moby-Dick, now considered a central work of American literature. His other works include Typee, Billy Budd, and Bartleby the Scrivener.

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