The horrors of the Essex would live on as a source of inspiration for one of America’s greatest novels, Herman Melville’s Moby-Dick, the story of a doomed whaling voyage that ends when the ...

Friday evening is the official kickoff for the 29th annual Moby Dick Read-a-thon at the Whaling Musuem in New Bedford. A time where people come from all over to hear live readings of the 500-page ...

A sperm whale’s tooth can weigh more than two pounds and they are illegally trafficked to be used as decorations and for ...

Not until the early 20th century was Herman Melville's novel Moby Dick first recognized as a literary masterpiece and touted as a cornerstone of modern American literature. Etching of Joseph O.

NEW BEDFORD -- As the downtown area prepares for the annual "Moby-Dick" Marathon at the New Bedford Whaling Museum on Saturday, Jan 4, Aviary Books is getting into the spirit with their first ...

If you need an answer to this age-old question for making plans, we’ve got you covered. In Things To Do, we take a look at, well, things to do, happening every week in the Greater Fall River ...

NEW BEDFORD - Dozens of volunteers came together Jan. 4 at the New Bedford Whaling Museum to read simultaneously ... Melville’s classic novel “Moby Dick,” created in Portuguese by Tiago ...

Huston's movie may fail to capture the story's deepest meaning, but it does an admirable job of recreating Moby Dick both as a thrilling adventure story and as a portrayal of the whaling industry.

A Hartwick College professor has been chosen to create a lasting tribute to a classic American author. According to a news ...

Not until the early 20th century was Herman Melville's novel Moby Dick first recognized as a literary masterpiece and touted as a cornerstone of modern American literature. Etching of Joseph O.