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It was acclaimed by british critics as a masterpiece when published in london, and quickly took its place among the canon of significant works in the united states. Billy budd, sailor, his last work, is the masterpiece in which he delivers the final summation in his quarrel with god. Romanzo che narra come il giovane billy budd venga costretto ad arruolarsi come marinaio nella marina inglese, seguirann. Billy budd and other stories is a collection of author herman melvilles most remarkable short stories. Billy budd, sailor, and other stories ebook by herman. Billy budd, sailor is a classic confrontation between good and evil, and the story of an innocent young man unable to defend himself against a wrongful accusation. In the titular story, unfinished at the time of the authors death, billy budd s life takes an unexpected turn when he is pressed into service in the royal navy, and runs afoul of the jealous masteratarms as the result of a rash, though sorely provoked, act. The first edition of the novel was published in 1924, and was written by herman melville.
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