The World's Greatest Novels
Moby Dick, Part 4 of 4
par Herman Melville
Herman Melville’s Moby-Dick follows Ishmael as he joins the crew of the whaling ship Pequod, commanded by the formidable Captain Ahab. Ahab’s pursuit of the great white whale gives the novel its central drive, while the voyage brings together a varied company of sailors and explores life aboard a nineteenth-century whaling ship.
This installment presents the fourth part of a radio adaptation of Melville’s novel. The story combines the suspense of a sea adventure with reflections on obsession, fate, and humanity’s place in the natural world. Its dramatic radio format brings the literary narrative to listeners through spoken performance and sound.
The result is a classic tale of a long voyage and an increasingly consuming quest, balancing the scale of the ocean setting with the personal force of Ahab’s determination.
This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.