Herman Melville

[b]A comprehensive exploration of Melville's formative years, providing a new biographical foundation for today's generations of Melville readers[/b] [i]Herman Melville: A Half Known Life, Volumes 1 and 2, [/i]follows Herman Melville's life from early childhood to his astonishing emergence as a bestselling novelist with the publication of [i]Typee[/i] in 1846. These volumes comprise the first half of a comprehensive biography on Melville, grounded in archival research, new scholarship, and incisive critical readings. Author John Bryant, a distinguished Melville scholar, editor, critic, and educator, traces the events and experiences that shaped the many-str…