Ishmael, the narrator of this magnificent work, tells the epic tale of the crazy journey that he joins as soon as he boards the whaleship Pequod. It tells the tale of Captain Ahab, an angry whaler, and his pursuit of Moby Dick, an elusive white whale, after Moby Dick damaged Ahab's boat during a previous expedition, leaving him a crippled and maniacal monomaniac. Ahab threatens to lead the ship and all of its passengers to an adventurous, yet more perilous conclusion, which causes his crew members' uncertainty and terror. Will Ahab be able to realise his own insanity before the stormy seas of retaliation? Everyone should read this classic edition!