In this illustrated classic sea adventure, Ishmael travels to Nantucket, boards the whaling ship Pequod, and learns of Captain Ahab's obsessive quest.

Driven by winter melancholy, Ishmael leaves the mainland for New Bedford and Nantucket to find work aboard a whaler. Along the way, he forms an unexpected friendship with the Polynesian harpooneer Queequeg, sharing lodgings and passage before both men sign their names to the articles of the Pequod.

As the vessel launches into the Atlantic on Christmas Day, the legendary Captain Ahab finally steps onto the deck, supported by his ivory leg. Ahab nails a golden doubloon to the mainmast and demands an oath from his officers and crew to hunt down Moby Dick, the great white whale that tore away his leg.

???? Part 1 of 3 — Moby-Dick; Or, The Whale by Herman Melville
Next, in Part 2: Deep in the ocean, strange footsteps resound below deck as Ahab tracks the whale's migration routes.
▶ Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tnO2MfT3-Y&list=PLe-EFm8vvoVI
▶ Part 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fyfgxYsfBk&list=PLe-EFm8vvoVI
???? Full playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLe-EFm8vvoVI

???? What you're listening to

- A classic American sea adventure novel, performed as a full-cast audio drama — not one narrator reading aloud

- Illustrated scene by scene — the story unfolds on screen as it is told

- Complete and unabridged — every word of Melville's 1851 original, performed by a full cast of 20 distinct voices across 101 speaking roles.

- Studio-mastered audio, loudness-balanced so it stays gentle at low volume

- Subtitles (English CC) — turn on captions to read along

⏱ CHAPTERS
0:00 Chapter 1 — Loomings
17:09 Chapter 2 — The Carpet-Bag
27:13 Chapter 3 — The Spouter-Inn
1:07:21 Chapter 4 — The Counterpane
1:18:49 Chapter 5 — Breakfast
1:24:13 Chapter 6 — The Street
1:30:51 Chapter 7 — The Chapel
1:39:02 Chapter 8 — The Pulpit
1:46:10 Chapter 9 — The Sermon
2:15:19 Chapter 10 — A Bosom Friend
2:26:59 Chapter 11 — Nightgown
2:31:55 Chapter 12 — Biographical
2:38:16 Chapter 13 — Wheelbarrow
2:50:22 Chapter 14 — Nantucket
2:56:15 Chapter 15 — Chowder
3:04:52 Chapter 16 — The Ship
3:44:56 Chapter 17 — The Ramadan
4:01:03 Chapter 18 — His Mark
4:11:50 Chapter 19 — The Prophet
4:22:01 Chapter 20 — All Astir
4:28:23 Chapter 21 — Going Aboard
4:37:25 Chapter 22 — Merry Christmas
4:49:55 Chapter 23 — The Lee Shore
4:53:09 Chapter 24 — The Advocate
5:05:44 Chapter 25 — Postscript
5:08:02 Chapter 26 — Knights and Squires
5:17:51 Chapter 27 — Knights and Squires
5:29:39 Chapter 28 — Ahab
5:40:13 Chapter 29
5:49:46 Chapter 30 — The Pipe
5:52:10 Chapter 31 — Queen Mab
5:58:48 Chapter 32 — Cetology
6:37:37 Chapter 33 — The Specksnyder
6:44:48 Chapter 34 — The Cabin-Table
7:01:05 Chapter 35 — The Mast-Head
7:19:48 Chapter 36 — The Quarter-Deck
7:44:43 Chapter 37 — Sunset
7:50:19 Chapter 38 — Dusk
7:53:26 Chapter 39 — First Night-Watch
7:55:51 Chapter 40 — Midnight, Forecastle
8:08:48 Chapter 41 — Moby Dick

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???? Performed with synthetic (AI) voices; illustrations are AI-generated.

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