Billy Budd, Sailor by Herman Melville

Billy Budd, Sailor

Herman Melville

96 pages first pub 1924 (editions)

fiction classics historical challenging reflective slow-paced
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In 1797, Billy Budd is forced into compulsory service aboard the HMS Bellipotent. Billy, a foundling from Bristol, has an innocence, good looks and a natural charisma that make him popular with the crew. After arousing the antagonism of the ship's...

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